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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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