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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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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