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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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