Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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 ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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