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 use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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