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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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