The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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