Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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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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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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