The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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