A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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