"Alas, a jiffy was first proposed as the name for the time light takes to travel one centimeter in a vacuum-about 33 trillionths of a second. In electronics, a jiffy might be 1/50 or 1/60 of a second. Only in Linux computing specifically can it be 1/100 of a second, and even then only sometimes. Oh well. I did not have the heart to check the next statement: "Mangoes can get sunburned." Whatever, sure. For the foreseeable future, stick with Atlantic Trivia for your fun facts."
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Snapple's bottle-cap fun facts include a misleading claim that a jiffy equals 1/100th of a second. Historically, jiffy was proposed as the time light takes to travel one centimeter in a vacuum—about 33 trillionths of a second. In electronics, jiffy can mean 1/50 or 1/60 of a second. In Linux computing, a jiffy can sometimes be 1/100 of a second. Many Snapple bottle-cap facts have been shown false, and a rebranding from "Real Facts" to Real Facts did not ensure accuracy. Reliable trivia sources are recommended for trustworthy facts.
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