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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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