At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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