The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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