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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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