The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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