Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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