Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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