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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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