A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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