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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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