Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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