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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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