Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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