The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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