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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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