Random Unbelievable Facts

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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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    Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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    Sequencing DNA from Cigarette Butt in Street and 3D Printing Face from It
    It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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    The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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    The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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