Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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