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.
41
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Your brain is 80% water.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
107
The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
140
Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
75
Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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