MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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