There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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