Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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