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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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