The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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