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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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