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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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