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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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