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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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