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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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