Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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