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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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