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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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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