Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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