The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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