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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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