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 French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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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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Author J K Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in "something like 1990", seven years before the release of the first book.
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The key to happiness is spending your money on experiences rather than possessions, according to studies.
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