Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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 average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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