A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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