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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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