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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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