For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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