Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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