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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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