The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
75
According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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