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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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