If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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