A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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