One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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