The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
155
Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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.
12
A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
31
4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
27
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
16
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
117