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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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