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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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