Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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