The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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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 sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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