Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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