One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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