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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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