In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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