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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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