The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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