Time Facts

The time on most Android phones is 15 seconds slower than on iPhones

in Android Facts, Time Facts

Time passes faster in the mountains than it does at the coast.

A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time equivalent to 1/100th of a second.

A kermit is a metric unit of time equivalent to 1/100th of a day, so a kermit passes every 14.4 minutes.

Because of velocity time dilation, people living in Longyearbyen (near the North pole) experience the equivalent of one extra second every 25 thousand years compared to people living in Ecuador (near the equator, which has to spin faster to complete a full rotation).

in Cities Facts, Time Facts

You’re more likely to die around 11 a.m. than at any other time during the day

A galactic year is the time it takes the Sun to orbit the centre of the Milky Way (about 230 million years). Using that time scale, the mass extinction event which killed off the dinosaurs happened just over three months ago.

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Earth’s core is about 2.5 years younger than its crust. Due to gravity, time moves more slowly at the core than on the surface.

in Gravity Facts, Time Facts

Time passes more quickly at the top of a mountain than it does at sea level.

The average man spends about 92 days in the bathroom over the course of his lifetime

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