The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
62
When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
199
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
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.
15
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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