Random Plant Facts

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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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    Plant Viagra
    Plant Viagra
    Viagra dissolved in water can make cut flowers stand up straight for up to a week beyond their natural lifespan.
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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    65-Year-Old Bottled Plant
    65-Year-Old Bottled Plant
    There's a plant that has survived in a sealed bottle for over 65 years. It was watered just once in 55 years.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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    Hemlock Water Dropwort
    Hemlock Water Dropwort
    There is a poisonous plant that leaves the victim with a smile on their face at the time of death.
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    There's a flower called "Hooker's Lips" that literally looks like a set of hooker's lips.
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