The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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