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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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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