The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
66
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
15
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
68
If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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