When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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