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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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