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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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