A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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