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Can a plant survive bottled in its own ecosystem for 50 years?
I came across a story on Facebook about David Latimer, who put spiderwort plants into a bottle garden ("terrarium") in 1960, watered it in 1972, and then sealed the bung. The plants have been living, ...
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Is it possible for a pine tree to grow in your lungs?
This question came up at lunch today, and I didn't believe my friend when he said someone had a pine tree growing in his lungs.
I have found several sources: 1, 2, 3
Source #2 has a key note:
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Can plants sense human intentions?
Cleve Backster's experiments on the ability of plants (and even microbes) to react to human thought have been popularized by the book The Secret Life of Plants.
There's a very interesting interview ...
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Do the trees follow Fibonacci series? How?
Does the number of leaves on a branch follow Fibonacci numbers from top to bottom?
Or is there more to nature than I really see it.
This question came up after reading this article:
Aidan ...
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Does aloe vera help cure sunburn?
I'm on vacation and got sunburnt, so someone said I should go get Aloa Vera since that apparently helps. There seems to be a plethora of made-for-adsense-sites that claim the same.
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Plants that release oxygen even at night
It is widely reported at several places that certain trees such as Peepal (Botanical name:Ficus religiosa) and Tulsi (Botanical name: Ocimum tenuiflorum) release oxygen even at night. My understanding ...
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Does natural corn grow giant?
I was reading the Wikipedia article on corn today, and I noticed this interesting quote in the second paragraph:
While natural maize varieties grow to 12 metres (39 ft) tall,[4] most commercially ...
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Do cacti absorb harmful radiation emitted by computers?
It is a common belief that cacti absorb radiation; consequently, a lot of people put potted cacti by their computer as a safety means.
Do cacti actually absorb radiation? Even if so, will a small ...
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Does catnip repel rats, mice and cockroaches?
Cat-world claims that catnip can repel rats, mice and cockroaches.
It was also discovered that catnip repels cockroaches too!
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Rats & mice are also believed to have a strong dislike ...
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Does grass alone produce enough oxygen for life?
Over a work happy hour tonight, two employees were talking about their different lifestyles -- one likes riding four wheelers, which the other considers to be recreational pollution. Somehow the fact ...
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Do houseplants have any impact on oxygen levels?
I usually hear that plants should be placed in working areas to supplement the higher oxygen needs of working humans, or on the other hand, that should never be grown in bedrooms because they drain ...
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Is corn the man's best friend [closed]
I've heard a long time ago (when I was a kid) that corn is the only plant that men can use for everything: food, fuel, clothes, etc. Further it is a plant that could be used in almost all form of ...
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Does celery have an effect on male sexual performance?
There's a popular belief that celery increases male sexual performance (some claim that it influences penis size, others that it increases semen count, or that it helps men maintain an erection for a ...
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Can eating rhubarb kill you?
I've heard that rhubarb leaves are poisonous, and that you can even die from rhubarb poisoning. Is that true?
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Does music affect the growth of plants?
According to a very old study plants that “listen” to music have a better growth than other plants.
For her next experiment, Mrs. Retallack used two chambers (and fresh plants). She placed radios ...
