The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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