The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
15
Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
39
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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