Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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