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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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