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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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