Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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