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  2. List of fictional plants - Wikipedia

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    Wumpa fruits: Collectible fruits from Crash Bandicoot. Supox utricularia: A race of kind, sentient plant creatures from the Star Control series. Xander Root: A medicinal plant appearing in the Fallout series. Sylvari: A race of sapient plant people in the MMO Guild Wars 2, available as a playable race.

  3. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    Also present are ricinine, an alkaloid, and an irritant oil. According to the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, the castor oil plant is the most poisonous in the world, though its cousin abrin, found in the seeds of the jequirity plant, is arguably more lethal. Castor oil, long used as a laxative, muscle rub, and in cosmetics ...

  4. Durian - Wikipedia

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    The name 'durian' is derived from the Malay word duri ('thorn'), a reference to the numerous prickly thorns on its rind, combined with the noun-building suffix -an. [5] [6] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the alternate spelling durion was first used in a 1588 translation of The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof by the Spanish explorer Juan ...

  5. List of common misconceptions about arts and culture

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    The pronunciation of coronal fricatives in Spanish did not arise through imitation of a lisping king. Only one Spanish king, Peter of Castile, is documented as having a lisp, and the current pronunciation originated two centuries after his death. [94] [95] Sign languages are not the same worldwide.

  6. Nutritionists Share a List of the Healthiest Fruits to Eat - AOL

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    Grapefruit. Grapefruit packs in a ton of nutrients for very few calories (half a grapefruit contains just 52 calories), making it one of the best-value fruits out there.High in vitamin C and ...

  7. The CDC Confirms The Healthiest Fruit In The World Isn't One ...

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    The CDC’s powerhouse fruit and vegetable categorization (PFV) is based on the amounts of 17 qualifying nutrients in a 100-calorie portion of each fruit and vegetable, explains dietitian Sherri ...

  8. List of dangerous snakes - Wikipedia

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    The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is considered the most venomous snake in the world with a murine LD 50 value of 0.025 mg/kg SC. [82] [83] Ernst and Zug et al. 1996 list a value of 0.01 mg/kg SC, which makes it the most venomous snake in the world in their study too.

  9. Musk's SpaceX preparing to launch tender offer in Dec at $135 ...

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    By Krystal Hu and Kenrick Cai (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, two sources familiar with the ...