Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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