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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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