I agree with that. Most everything that comes up is exactly the same AP story just rewritten or 3 years old and irrelevant.
Now I aslo keep notes with dates but not on single pages of hotel scratch pads of 3 months. I transfer them to something electronic or to a large note pad that can be referred back to. Where would you keep these small pieces of paper as notes that would not at minimum get folded corners. They look like they were just created. I wonder if they can detect the anything in the ink that would say how long it was exposed to the air.