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    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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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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    If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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    The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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    A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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    If you chew gum when you study a subject and then chew the same flavor when you take the test, it will help you remember!
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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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