The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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