Thursday 6/17/21
Celebrate National Eat Your Vegetables, Stewart's Root Beer, Apple Strudel, Cherry Tart, Mascot, and Career Nurse Assistant's Day. Plus Global Garbage Man Day. Thanks for taking my garbage!
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Nothing really new here, but here are 8 foods to boost your brain power and keep your mind sharp! Greens, Blueberries, Fish, Walnuts, and one I've never heard of on a list like this..Grapes! Oh, and Chocolate!
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Amazon's Prime Day sales event is coming soon..but don't think everything is a good deal. Read this!
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Making some water balloons this summer? Blow a little bit of air in when you're filling them up. This will make it so it pops when hitting someone instead of just bouncing off them. (make sure they want one thrown at them)
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Spending some time outside? Make sure to put on the suntan lotion! Otherwise..well do these things work for a sunburn?
Here are the top five sunburn fixes people are searching for on Google Trends.
1. "Does shaving cream help a sunburn?" Yes and no. It won't magically get rid of it. But they usually have menthol, which has cooling effects and helps with inflammation.
2. "Does aloe help?" Yes, aloe vera is the most popular thing people use. It helps with the pain, redness, and inflammation. And it makes your skin produce more collagen, so it heals faster.
3. "Does vinegar help?" Maybe, but it could also make things worse. Some people swear apple cider vinegar works for sunburns. But vinegar is acidic, so you have to dilute it a lot. If you don't, it can burn you even more.
4. "Does lotion help a sunburn?" Yes, but it should be non-oil based. Anything with oil can trap the heat in and make it hurt more if you put it on too soon. So in general, wait a day with oil-based stuff. But moisturizing while you recover is a good idea.
5. "Does coconut oil help?" Yes, maybe. But again, don't put it on right away or the oil can trap in the heat.
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There's a massive Girl Scout Cookie surplus this year of about 15 million boxes.
It's not because they're less popular than they used to be. It's because a lot of Girl Scout troops couldn't do in-person sales during the pandemic. So they ended up with a lot left over, and they didn't make as much money because of it.
The bakeries that make them are hanging onto about 12 million boxes, and only three million need to be sold or donated in the next few months. So they're asking people to check their local Girl Scout website to see if they're still taking orders. Or you can check out their "Hometown Heroes" program and buy cookies for frontline workers.
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