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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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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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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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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