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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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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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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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