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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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    Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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    Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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