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(Other definitions for curios that I've seen before include "Knick-knacks" , "Collectible oddments" , "Rare and interesting articles" , "Oddities, peculiarities" , "Rare and unusual objects" .)
(Other definitions for snippets that I've seen before include "small helpings" , "Small pieces, may be cut off" , "Fragments of information or news" , "Small pieces, of information perhaps" , "Bits" .)