A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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