A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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