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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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