Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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