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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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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In North Korea, you are forced to choose one of 28 government-approved haircuts.
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In 1965, a four-year-old nearly drowned at a beach, but was rescued by a woman named Alice Blaise. 9 years later, that boy saved a man at the same beach. That man was Alice's husband.
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