Tuesday 10/22/24
Celebrate:
Clean Up the Earth Day
Eat a Pretzel Day
INTERNATIONAL CAP LOCK DAY
International Stuttering Awareness Day
National Color Day
National knee Day
National Make A Dog's Day
National Nut Day
National Sparkling Water Day
Smart is Cool Day
Wombat Day
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Do you wake up in the middle of the night, or feel restless throughout the day? Do you have heartburn or an upset stomach? If so, they're all signs food might be interfering with your sleep.
Here are the foods to stay away from if you want a better night's sleep . . .
1. Processed junk food.
2. Anything with high fat or acid content.
3. Anything with caffeine. Coffee, soda, some teas, and even chocolate. Experts say to avoid it a few hours before bedtime.
4. Greasy, heavy meals.
It's also recommended to cut down your portion sizes. If you're too full, you won't sleep well. And alcohol as a nightcap is no good either.
On the flipside, here are the best foods to eat for a better night's sleep: Bananas . . . almonds . . . cherries . . . oatmeal . . . turkey . . . kiwi . . . Greek yogurt . . . and warm milk.
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An airport in New Zealand is in the news for the new hugging policy they just adopted? If you're dropping someone at the airport, farewell hugs are now limited to three minutes max.
They put up a sign that says, "Max hug time three minutes. For fonder farewells, please use the car park."
They're doing it to help with traffic around the airport and limit how long people hang out in the drop-off lane. But the internet is divided on whether it's a good policy or not.
One person called a time limit on hugs "inhumane." But another said the drop-off lane at their kid's school needs this policy.
The best comment came from an American who said, "You get three minutes to hug?? In America, they don't even want you to stop. Just come to a slow roll and push your passenger out."
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The houses that hand out full-size candy bars just saw their stock tick even higher . . .
CNN did a big feature on how shrinkflation could affect your chocolate consumption this Halloween.
Cocoa prices have more than doubled since the start of the year thanks to severe weather and droughts in West Africa. It's responsible for about 70% of the world's cocoa supply.
Candy companies are compensating by shrinking bags and raising prices. But there's also talk of them using less chocolate in some products.
It says you might see them, quote, "swapping out a layer of chocolate for other fillings, like wafers or nuts." Or, they might fill their variety packs with candies that don't require as much chocolate.
Candy companies are also pushing their non-chocolate candies more than before. The folks at Mars say they've expanded their fruity and gummy candy lines, because young people like that stuff. But chocolate prices have a lot to do with it too.
A lot of variety packs have also shrunk. So, you might pay the same as you did last year, but get less candy in each bag.
Add it all up and it means your kid's Halloween haul might have more fruity candy in it this year . . . and fewer chocolate bars for you to steal.
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Here's a generational story.
An 82-year-old woman in Georgia named Betty Cartledge just voted for the very first time. Her late husband discouraged her from voting. But he passed away last year, so she had her niece take her to the polls to vote early.
She didn't reveal who she cast her ballot for, but said she'll be back next election. She called it a "neat" experience.
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A new survey asked Americans how they’d do on a driving test if they had to take one right now . . . and only 40% of people are confident they could ace it. On the flipside, about 25% of people admit they'd probably fail. (these are the people that are in front of me all the time, i’m sure)
It isn't just knowing the rules of the road . . . many Americans admit they don't even know their own vehicles.
The average driver understands about 78% of their dashboard indicators and warning lights. Most people know their oil light and the check engine one . . . but less than half could identify their tire pressure light and the brake system warning.
Most people said they'd Google what a warning light meant if they didn't know . . . while 15% admitted that they've NEVER looked at their car's owner's manual.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - NASA used to hold beauty pageants in the '50s and '60s. The title changed names from "Miss Guided Missile" to "Queen of Outer Space" to "Miss NASA."
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