David McConnell started the California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886. Today the company is known as Avon, which he named after his favorite playwright William Shakespeare, and Stratford on Avon.

Some in Japan bath in coffee grounds that were fermented with pineapple pulp to improve their skin and reduce wrinkles.

A one-minute kiss burns about 26 calories.

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