Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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