The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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