Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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