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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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    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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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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