Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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