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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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