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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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