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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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 barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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