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If you touch a raw garlic clove with your feet, you will taste garlic in your mouth about an hour later. https://t.co/Fq1WONoZSt

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Your inner monologue progresses at about 6,000 words per minute.

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A peaceful transition of power between political opponents is a hallmark of our nation’s democracy. Many presidential transitions have had uncomfortable chapters such as in 1801 when John Adams quickly left office the night before Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration. However, there have also been gracious moments – including a letter written to President Eisenhower from President Kennedy on his first day in office thanking him for his guidance and support.

7% of people that buy vinyl records don’t have turntables.

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One of the most popular cookbooks in Victorian Britain - Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - recommended cooking pasta for one hour and forty-five minutes, and noted that potatoes are "suspicious".

In the 1500s, a person who spent so much time worrying they made themselves ill was said to be THOUGHT-SICK.

The majority of American dog owners would break up with a partner if their dog did not like them.

The infinity sign ∞ is called a 'lemniscate', from a Latin word meaning 'decorated with ribbons'.

After success growing a new human ear on an apple, scientists are now experimenting with using bread as a support structure for growing new cells - Irish soda bread is the most successful so far.