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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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