Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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