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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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