BBC’s Monitor Magazine has put together an aggregation of list of one hundred surprising and fun facts, statistics and discoveries made during the last year. It is a variable monkey-house of not mere trivia but rather things that were collectively revealed to us that we did not know before and there are citations associated with each claim to learn more. What is something you found out last year that’s proved enriching?
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The first glass jar of the cocoa hazelnut spread by the confectionary manufacturer Ferrero left the factory in Alba on this day in 1964 and... -
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