A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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