A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.

A South African monkey was once awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal during World War I.

One-fourth of the world's population lives on less than $200 a year. Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.

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