The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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