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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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