1. Earth has more than 80,000 edible plant species.
2. 90% of food we eat come from just 30 plants.
3. 70,000 plant species are utilized for medicine.
4. Only 1% of rainforest plants are studied for medical potential.
5. The elephant grass found in Africa is called so because it's 4.5 meters high and even elephant could hide inside.
6. Cucumber is a fruit not a vegetable. In fact a berry.
7. A cluster of bananas is called hand which consist of 10-20 bananas called fingers.
8. There are about 300,000 species of plants.
9. Oak trees a struck by lightning more than any other tree.
10. The baobab tree found in Africa can store 1,000 to 120,000 liters of water in it's swollen trunk.
11. Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.
2. Apple is 25% air that's why it floats on water.
13. The tears during cutting onion are caused by sulphuric acid.
4. 85% of plant life is in the ocean.
15. Trees are the longest living organisms on earth.
16. Plants dislike human noises.
17. 3.34 metres is the highest world record of basil plant.
18. The smell of a freshly cut grass is a distress call.
19. Banana contain natural chemical that makes people happy.
20. We consume 100billion bananas every year.
21. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are 50 years old.
22. Leaving the skin on potatoes while cooking is healthier as all the vitamins are in their skin.
23. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant. It can grow 35 inches a day.
24. An average size tree can provide wood to make 170,000 pencils.
25. An average strawberry has 200 seeds. It's the only fruit that bears seed from outside.
26. All teas (black green and white) come from the same plant. The only thing that differ is the processing method.
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