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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A blind American man taught himself to navigate using echolocation. His hobbies include hiking and mountain-biking, and he has now trained over 500 students in his ‘tongue-click’ technique.
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There is a man who claims to have travelled to an alternate dimension in which The Beatles never broke up and brought back a mix tape of Beatles songs no one in this dimension has ever heard.
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In North Korea, you are forced to choose one of 28 government-approved haircuts.
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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 2011, there were 3 known cases around the world of twins coming from different fathers.
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