Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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