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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In 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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In 2006, a woman was found in her London flat, skeletonized, after 3 years of being dead – with the TV still running.
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In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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