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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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