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According to a study by AOL UK, computer keyboards accumulate up to 2 grams of what is being scientifically labeled as "yuck" in a month. In other words, nearly 500 double-loader garbage trucks full of food, staples, paper clips, fingernails -- and occasionally tree leaves -- settle into the world's estimated 600 million keyboards annually.
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According to a study by AOL UK, computer keyboards accumulate up to 2 grams of what is being scientifically labeled as "yuck" in a month. In other words, nearly 500 double-loader garbage trucks full of food, staples, paper clips, fingernails -- and occasionally tree leaves -- settle into the world's estimated 600 million keyboards annually. Full story. -- Ben Charny, ZDNet News

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