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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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