Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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