Friday 16 October 2009

Banana Seed Milestone

An international seed bank has reached its target of collecting 10% of the world's wild plants, with seeds of a pink banana among its latest entries. Seeds from the plant, which is under threat from agriculture, join 1.7 billion already stored by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership. This is a remarkable project which is attempting to protect the world from potential future losses of biodiversity!

Your Friday questions are: -
  1. Which Queen of France was executed today in 1793?

  2. Angela Lansbury (right) was born today in 1925 and has been nominated 18 times for Emmy Awards. How many has she won?

  3. In which American city did the 'Million Man March' take place today in 1995?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. China; 2. Dutch; 3. Chris de Burgh

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