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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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