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It would seem that we can now add pillow cases to that list of items that harbor untold numbers of germs and bacteria — you know, like cell phones, dish rags, and fingernails. A media report quotes Dr. Gareth Nye, a program lead for medical science, as saying: “Your pillowcases could be considered dirtier than the toilet.” The good news? The good doctor also feels that since the bacteria on your pillowcase “are very likely to be from you to begin with, therefore (they) aren’t harmful.” That doesn’t mean, however, that you can just let your pillows bathe in your perspiration all summer long. Studies show that we can lose 500-700ml of sweat on an average night – which is absorbed by night clothing or bedding. Dr. Nye points to one study that found a typical pillow has as many as 16 different species of fungus and literally millions of fungus spores. He suggests we wash our sheets and pillowcases at least once per week – perhaps slightly less often if you sleep alone.
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Jason Reitman’s movie about the debut night of “Saturday Night Live” has an official title and a fall release date. Sony has announced that “Saturday Night” will hit theaters Oct. 11. The movie was previously using the working title “SNL 1975”. Reitman is directing the project, which focuses on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to the show’s first broadcast. The cast includes Gabriel LaBelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, plus Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former writer Rosie Shuster.
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With all the talk about “tourists behaving badly” and the overcrowding and environmental damage that come with being a hot spot destination, the city of Copenhagen has come up with a way that might get tourists to behave. The Danish capital has launched an initiative to reward climate-conscious visitors with incentives like free meals, wine, kayaking tours, and complimentary entry to museums. People are being rewarded for their green deeds, such as arriving at a tourist attraction on a bicycle, or picking up litter. One perk allows those who take a train or ride a bike to Copenhagen’s heating plant to then ski down its sloped roof. Visitors who show up with a piece of plastic waste at the National Gallery can take part in workshops that turn that waste into art. Most of the initiatives are based on the honor system. And little wonder: A report from the Pew Research Center shows that Denmark has the highest levels of personal trust in the world.
Tennis is a fairly civilized sport, except for all that grunting. Yes, the sounds can be involuntary, but they serve a purpose just the same (Pardon the pun…). Grunting encourages players to fully exhale and breathe more deeply on the court, which can improve their play, according to Croatian coach Nikola Aracic said. Grunting can also help players hit the ball harder, according to research. The tone of the grunt matters, too: Players with lower, more guttural grunts are more likely to beat opponents with higher-pitched grunts.
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✓ Honey is so easy to digest because it has already been digested by the bee.
✓ If you heat up a magnet, it will lose its magnetism.
✓
Only
female ducks quack (Males coo, hoot, honk and grunt, but they don’t
quack).
✓ Ben & Jerry learned how to make ice cream by
taking a $5 correspondence course offered by Penn State.
✓ Failed PEZ flavors include coffee, eucalyptus, menthol, and flower.
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Studies show that parents tell their kids “No” almost 2 dozen times a day. What is the #1 thing that they most often say “No” to?
Answer: Staying up late
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Minor League Baseball team the Lake County Captains has installed a row of toilets…behind home plate. The Cleveland Guardians-affiliated High-A team in Eastlake OH now features “Roto Rooter Row” at its home park, a line of 8 “high-end toilet seats” that are available for fans to watch the game from, at a premium price. With the purchase of these “thrones”, fans have access to specialized reading material, and a “bathroom attendant” named Horatio, who is there to cater to your every need, whether that be gum, mouthwash, or a comb. And these VIP seats are available at a reasonable cost: Just $25 per (a-hem!) seat. Or you can win the use of one of them for a game by taking part in the “Roto-Rooter Plunger Challenge”, where 2 people go head-to-head to see who can launch a plunger toward a target. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bdhrffkh
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ORIGINS OF COMMON SAYINGS:
⇒ “Elephant in the room”: This, of course, doesn’t mean that there’s an actual elephant in the room (although that would be AWESOME!). It refers to an important topic of conversation that no one is discussing. When there’s “an elephant in the room,” typically a big piece of information, news or and awkward or dramatic moment is being avoided. It is thought the phrase comes from the 1814 story “The Inquisitive Man’, about a character who visits a museum, and fails to notice an elephant in the room. The first recorded use of the phrase as an idiom was in The New York Times in 1959.
⇒ “Turn a blind eye”: The phrase, used to refer to a willful refusal to acknowledge a reality, goes back to the career of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson. During 1801’s Battle of Copenhagen, his ships were pitted against a large Danish-Norwegian fleet. When his more superior officer flagged for him to withdraw, the one-eyed Nelson supposedly brought his telescope to his bad eye and proclaimed, “I really do not see the signal.” He went on to score a decisive victory.
⇒ “Crocodile tears”: We use this phrase to describe a display of superficial or false sorrow. But the saying comes from a medieval belief that crocodiles shed tears of sadness while they killed and consumed their prey. This myth from a 14th century book called The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, which includes the words: “These serpents slay men, and eat them weeping, and they have no tongue.” Shakespeare picked up on this, and “crocodile tears” became an idiom as early as the 16th century.
⇒ “Go cold turkey”: To “go cold turkey” usually refers to someone who quits something for good without delay, preparation, or discussion, like when we speak of a smoker quitting “cold turkey.” In 1921, a newspaper wrote of people “surrendering” to a doctor, who gave them the “cold turkey” treatment. It is thought the phrase comes from the combination of goose pimples and what William Burroughs called “the cold burn” that addicts suffer as they kick the habit.
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