The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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