The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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