4/17/25 - Junk, Sunlight, and Bryan Adams is a Big Fat Liar!
- bribriny
- 2 days ago
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Thursday 4/17/25
Celebrate:
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College Student Grief Awareness Day
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Malbec World Day
Maundy Thursday
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World Hemophilia Day
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A study found waking up to a little sunlight can make a big difference. But you need automatic curtains to do it right.
Researchers in Japan found we wake up feeling less groggy and more alert if we let in a little sun exactly 20 minutes before our alarm goes off.
Opening your curtains after you're up doesn't do it. And unless you're waking up right after dawn, leaving them open all night can actually make things worse.
They found 20 minutes before your alarm is the sweet spot. So automatic curtains are the only practical solution for most people.
You can buy gadgets now for $150 to $200 that work on a timer and make your existing curtains automatic.
The study found sunrise alarm clocks that use artificial light don't work as well. Natural sunlight is best.
(but the sun doesn't rise at the same time everyday..how is this supposed to help in the middle of winter???
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This sounds like the dumbest health hack ever, but a new study found it actually works.
Don't want to exercise? Turns out you can get some of the same benefits by just rushing through stuff all the time.
A study in the journal "Circulation" found doing random tasks and chores faster might do wonders for your health.
Researchers tracked the movements of 24,000 adults for about a week. None of them were people who got regular exercise.
The ones who did minor tasks "briskly" saw major health benefits years later. For some, their heart attack and stroke risk was HALF what it was for people who just went through the motions.
"Minor" stuff might include quick things like speed-vacuuming the rug, or walking faster when you take out the trash.
They found even five minutes of rushing per day made a difference. The idea is to just get your heart pumping. And you don't have to be pumping iron to do it.
The lead author of the study put it this way: Quote, "It's a good idea to find ways to fit exertion into your daily life. But that doesn't mean you have to actually exercise."
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Bryan Adams has been lying to us since 1985!!!
That's when he released the song "Summer of '69", in which he told us that he procured his "first real six-string" from the Five and Dime. But it turns out he did NOT get it from the Five and Dime.
He got it from a music shop during a visit with his uncle when he was 12 years old.
Oh, and, since Bryan was born in November of 1959, he was only nine years old in the Summer of '69 . . . so he lied about the timeline, too!!!
Thanks Bryan!!!!!
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A new spring-cleaning poll found that your garage is full of junk.
31% of Americans say their garage is at least half-filled with clutter. That includes 9% who said it's so full, they can't park in it.
Just 24% said their garage is clutter free . . . 23% said around a quarter full . . . and the remaining 23% said they don't have a garage.
The poll found we also use a significant portion of our home for storage, at least 100 square feet for most of us. One in five said more than 500 square feet, which is around the size of a two-car garage.
If we cleaned everything out, the top things we'd use our extra space for are hobbies, a guest bedroom, and a home gym.
Last stat: 71% of people have bought something they knew they already owned, because they just couldn't find the original.
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Mark Zuckerberg once considered deleting ALL of your Facebook friends and making everyone start over.
He suggested the idea back in 2022, because the SOCIAL aspect of Facebook was declining. The thinking was that this could encourage users to reconnect with Facebook, while rebuilding their social connections.
The problem is mostly Meta's fault, though. You're seeing less of your friends' content on Facebook and Instagram. And more "suggested" content, short-form videos, and other algorithmic distractions.
Meta shared this stat:
Two years ago, the time spent viewing friends' content was 22% on Facebook, and 11% on Instagram. And now, that's dropped to 17% on Facebook and 7% on Instagram.
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Have you seen the footage of the elephants at a zoo in San Diego yet? They reacted to a 5.2 earthquake on Monday by forming a circle to protect the youngest elephants in the herd. Experts say it's something they do instinctively when they sense danger. It's called an "alert circle."
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Pogs got their name from a Hawaiian brand of juice called POG Juice . . . where "POG" stood for pineapple-orange-guava.
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