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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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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