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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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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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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