A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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