Thursday 6/30/22
Celebrate:
International Sailor Moon Day
National Bomb Pop Day
National Handshake Day
National Organization for Women Day
Social Media Day
National Asteroid Day - it was on that date in 1908 that the largest asteroid impact ever recorded took place, the Tunguska asteroid in Siberia, Russia, which destroyed a forest about the size of a city.
National Meteor Day
-An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. A meteor is what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet, called a meteoroid, burns up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
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The term "Swedengate" went viral last week when the Internet found out people in Sweden don't always feed their houseguests. But it turns out a fair number of Americans don't either.
The website YouGov did a poll that found almost one in five Americans wouldn't let an unexpected guest stay for dinner. Or they'd at least do their best to avoid it.
72% of people said if someone stopped by around dinnertime, they'd make them a plate or invite them to eat. But 18% wouldn't. And the other 10% weren't sure, or said it depends.
Of that 18% who wouldn't, around half would encourage the person to leave when it was time to eat. The other half would let them stay, but not offer them food.
The part of the country you live in matters. Midwesterners are the most likely to fix you a plate . . . and people in the Northeast are the least likely to.
79% of people in the Midwest said yes. So did 74% out West, and 72% of Southerners. But only 63% of people in the Northeast would offer food.
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The next time you need a midnight snack, here's a cheat sheet. According to a nutritionist, these are some of the best midnight snacks you can eat . . .
1. Sliced turkey. The protein fills you up, and the tryptophan helps you sleep.
2. Cheese-and-crackers. Cheese has tryptophan too, plus it's easy. Ideally, you should choose a cracker that's high in fiber to keep your blood sugar from spiking.
3. Veggies and hummus. It's a low-calorie option that's also quick and easy.
4. Cherries and pistachios. The fat and protein in pistachios will fill you up. And studies have found cherries can help you sleep because they're packed with melatonin.
5. Bananas and peanut butter. Peanut butter is another food with tryptophan. And the banana has potassium to relax your muscles and help you sleep better.
6. Cereal, but it has to be low sugar. And eat it with milk, not dry. The calcium in milk helps your body produce more melatonin.
7. Protein bars or snack bars. Opt for ones with nuts. And stay away from chocolate or coffee-flavored bars. The caffeine in those might keep you up.
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In a new poll, 69% of people in long-term relationships say they feel judged by their partner for their snacking habits. And it goes both ways. Another 69% admit that they judge THEIR partner for their snack choices. It's unclear if those are mostly the same people . . . but there's clearly some overlap.
Men are more likely to feel judged by a slim margin . . . and it happens more with younger people than old folks. Which makes sense. If you're 75 years old, you may feel a little less pressure to trim down into that SUMMER BOD for your partner.
The poll also asked people what their "guilty pleasure foods" were, and PIZZA is #1.
Ice cream is second, followed by burgers . . . potato chips . . . fried chicken . . . chocolate . . . cake . . . French fries . . . candy . . . and bacon.
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Staying positive isn't easy, especially in tough times. But if you give it your best shot, your chances of living to see BETTER days go up. A new study found being optimistic can add YEARS to your life.
Researchers tracked 160,000 American women for more than two decades and used a questionnaire to rate how optimistic they were. And the ones who managed to look on the bright side of life were more likely to make it to 90, or even older.
By the end, the ones who were the most optimistic lived 5.4% longer than the ones who were the most pessimistic. So if you make it to 90, that's close to five extra years. And it held true across all races and ethnicities.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - (and you thought our elections have gotten weird) Saddam Hussein used Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" for his 2002 presidential campaign in Iraq. Although the "election" was just a sham, of course. There were 11.4 million votes for him and ZERO votes against him.
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