Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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