If you place a ripe banana next to a green tomato, the tomato will ripen due to the ethylene gas produced by the banana.
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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.
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As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime! That's more than half of his total net worth!
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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