The remarkable and secret world of plants is full of discoveries that astonish us. Plants are much more complex and intelligent that we have previously believed. Not only can they sing, dance, avoid predators and much more, but they also contain hidden maps and surprises that reveal they share many similar properties with humans.

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1. We human beings use more than 2000 different types of plants to create various delicious food items in our meals.
2. Bamboo is an extremely rapid growing plant. In fact, some bamboo varieties can grow almost a metre (about 3.2 feet) in a single day.
3. Caffeine works as a pesticide in a coffee plant.
4. Apple’s volume consists of 25% air which is why it floats on water.
5. More than 85% of plant life is found in the ocean.  
6. Cabbage has 91% water content.
7. There are more than 300,000 plant species identified till date and the list is constantly expanding.
8. Plant matter which settles down at the base of water bodies like swamps etc. can turn into coal through a process is known as metamorphosis.
9. Plants convert carbon dioxide, water and minerals into food when they use energy from sunlight and this process is known as photosynthesis.
10. Tree resin often contains plant material or tiny insects that are trapped within.
11. Poison Ivy produces a skin irritant known as urushiol which can cause an allergic reaction like an itchy rash on the exposed skin.
12. Many plants are carnivores like the Venus Flytrap and eat tiny little insects and spiders to gain useful nutrients.
13. In order to help plants to grow, fertilisers are added to the soil or sprayed on them. Manure, which is actually animal waste is a fertiliser too.
14. Gingko Biloba which dates to about 250 million years ago is the oldest living tree species in the world.
15. Banana is actually an Arabic word for fingers.
16. Elephant grass found in Africa is named so because it can grow up to 4.5 metres, which is high enough to hide an elephant in it.
17. Your potato fries will be healthier if the skin is left on it as all the nutrients are in its skin.
18. Bananas contain a natural chemical that makes people feel happy.
19. Apples, onions and potatoes have the same taste. Test this by closing your nose while eating them.
20. The first potatoes were cultivated in Peru about 7000 years ago.
21. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they become 50 years old.
22. The African tree, Baobab can store 1000 to 120,000 litres of water in its tree trunk.
23. Lightning is known to strike oak trees more than any other tree.
24. A cluster of bananas is known as a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas which are known as fingers.
25. A cucumber is not a vegetable. It is a fruit as it has seeds.
26. The country Brazil is named after a tree
27. An average-sized tree can provide wood enough to make 170000 pencils.
28. Rafflesia grows over three feet in diameter and is the largest flower in the world.
29. Avocados and tomatoes are actually fruits.
30. Algae and mushrooms are not plants but have their own kingdom.  

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