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 force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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