A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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