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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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