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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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Noodles, the guitarist for The Offspring, was the janitor for the school the band went to. He was allowed into the band because he was old enough to buy the band alcohol.
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