The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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