The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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