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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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