A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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