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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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