Fun Facts
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Giant bamboo plants can grow up
to 9 inches a day.
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The forests of Central Africa are home to more than 8,000 different species of plants.
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More than 2,000 different species of butterflies are found in the rain forests of South America.
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An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second.