Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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