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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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