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 at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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