The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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