If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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.
15
Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
18
Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
89
In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
5
Your brain is 80% water.
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