If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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