The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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