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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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