A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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