Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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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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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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