Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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