The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
0
If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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