Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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