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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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