The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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