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Today's Amazing Facts 1. Bamboo Survived Hiroshima      Bamboo was the only plant to survive the radiation of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. The heat and energy of bombs destroyed all trees and other plant life, except for one bamboo grove. The grove has since been removed, but culms from the grove are preserved in a museum in Hiroshima. 2.Giraffes can clean their ears with their tongue.    A giraffe’s tongue can be as long as 20 inches (50.8 cm). They use their long tongue to eat food from taller trees…but, they also use it to clean their noses and their ears. 3.Largest Diamond nine pieces  The largest diamond ever discovered was called the Cullinan diamond, and weighed in at an amazing 3106 carats, or 1.33 pounds. Discovered in 1905 in South Africa, the mine’s owner and the South African leaders gave the diamond to King Edward. The Cullinan was eventually cut into nine large diamonds and 100 smaller ones, and t...