The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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