Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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