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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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