In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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