The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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