Toothpaste and Silver

I'm not sure how many people know this, but I think its worth posting. Anyway did you know you can polish fine metals with toothpaste? Brass, silver and gold can all be taken from a tarnished state into nice gleaming prettiness. I'm not sure how I discovered this, but its come in handy since I have a few silver pieces and then a butt ton and a half of jewelry that I rarely wear, so when I want to it needs to be polished. Plus, if you use toothpaste it comes out smelling minty fresh. Something you don't get with actual polish. Alright. I've now done my part to be green. Woo.