Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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