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National Poison Prevention Week raises awareness of poison prevention.

More than 90% of all poisonings happen at home. Familiarize yourself with the dangers that lurk there.

Be sure to keep the National Poison Control Center number, (800) 222-1222, in your cell phone contacts.

What’s with four-leaf clovers, anyway?

A popular sight around the holiday is the shamrock, or three-leaf clover, linked to Ireland and St. Patrick.

The lucky ones, though, come across something that’s harder to find: a four-leaf clover. That’s because it takes a recessive trait or traits in the clover’s genetics for there to be more than the normal 3 leaves, says Vincent Pennetti, who has been fascinated by the plants since high school.

Four-leaf clovers “are real. They are rare,” he says.

That doesn’t mean they can’t be found. People just have to keep their eyes open and “get really good at noticing patterns and breaks in the patterns, and they just start jumping out at you,” he says.

Katie Glerum finds them. She says it’s not unheard of for her to be somewhere like out in a park and see one. She usually scoops it up and often gives it to someone else, to a positive response.

“If it happened every day, then I probably would be less excited about it,” she says. “But yeah, when it happens, it is exciting.”

Using Vinegar on your car paint to remove water spots and mineral deposits:

Can You Use Vinegar on Car Paint? - Kelley Blue Book Safely remove water spots, mineral deposits & road salt from car paint using white vinegar. Step-by-step guide covers safe 1:1 dilution, safe application techniques, and critical precautions to protect wax, coatings, chrome, and trim.