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 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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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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