The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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