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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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