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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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