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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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