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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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 coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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