The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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