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Kid Wonders: At age 15, Jack Anrdraka invented a test for pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer which costs 3 cents, take 5 minutes, and is 90% accurate. Now 16, he calls his body of work thus far "only the beginning." See Jack's amazing story.
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Kid Wonders: Zora Ball, a shy first grader from Philadelphia, has become the youngest person ever to create a full-version mobile video game application. Young Zora attends Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School, where she learned the Bootstrap programming language through an after-school learning program. Hear from Zora, her father and her teacher about this amazing accomplishment.
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Kid Wonders: Ethan Bortnick is a musical prodigy. Guinness crowned him the "Youngest Musician to Headline a Solo Concert Tour" at age 11. He's a composer, singer and piano player, but he is most proud of his ability to help and inspire other people.
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Kid Wonders: Ten-year-old Nikolas Toocheck loves to run, and has turned his passion into a mission. He plans to run a marathon on 7 continents, an estimated one million steps. And hopes to raise one dollar for each step that will be donated to a charity started by his grandfather (nikrunstheworld.com). His first was in the US, the 2nd in Antarctica; the next, Australia. You don't have to be big to make a difference.
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Kid Wonders: Victor De Leon III, a.k.a. LiL Poison, became a professional gamer at the tender age of 6 (a Guinness World Record). He won his way to the top by beating opponents who were three times his age. Now 14, LiL Poison continues to take the gaming world by storm.
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Kid Wonders: A age 13, Jordan Romero, was the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. He is also the youngest to climb the 7 summits (highest peaks on all seven continents) according to the World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com), which he did by the age of 15. Now 16, Jordan is planning his big next adventure.
16-year-old delivers eyeglasses to 15,000 students in need
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Kid Wonders: Inspired by his own visual impairment, Yash Gupta founded Sight Learning (sightlearning.com), a California-based organization that collects used eyeglasses, and distributes them to people in need all over the world. To date, Sight Learning has given the gift of better vision to over 15,000 people. That's $300,000 worth of glasses! Check out Yash's inspiring story.
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Kid Wonders: Sam Gordon became and internet sensation when her dad posted a video of her at age 9 running past (and over) all the boys in a tackle football league. Hear from Sam (now 10 years old), her dad and her coach about how she became a football star, and an inspiration to the boys.
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Kid Wonders: Michaela DePrince began her amazing journey as an orphan in Sierra Leone during a time of civil war, when a picture in a magazine inspired her to dream of becoming a ballerina. Now living in New York, at just 18 years old she has made her unlikely dream come true. Meet this remarkable young woman, and hear her inspiring story.
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Kid Wonders: At just 9 years old, Tharon Trujillo invented an award winning baby gate. Being thrust into the public at a young age helped him to overcome a speech impairment and auditory processing delay. However, the bullying Tharon endured because of these disabilities left an indelible scar, which deepened when a friend committed suicide because she was bullied relentlessly. Now 16, Tharon is Founder and CEO of "TruKidz" an organization which raises awareness about bullying through working with local celebrities and creating effective anti-bullying campaigns.
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Kid Wonders: Jordan Coleman is a man on a mission. He's a filmmaker, actor, author, activist, honor roll student and athlete. His film "Say It Loud" has inspired more than 250,000 kids to make a pledge to stand up for education.
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Kid Wonders: Meet Adora Svitak, the 15-year-old whiz kid who teaches teachers how to create 21st century classrooms, and published her first book at age 7. For more info on Adora visit: www.adorasvitak.com.