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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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