A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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