Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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