A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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