Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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