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 hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
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The best diamonds are colored blue-white.
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The most expensive license plate is the number '1', bought by an Abu Dhabi businessman - costing a staggering $14.3 million!
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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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