The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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