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 North Korea, you are forced to choose one of 28 government-approved haircuts.
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In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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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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McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second, according to the company’s Operations and Training Manual.
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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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