Tuesday 8/23/22
Celebrate:
Buttered Corn Day
Cuban Sandwich Day - a variation of a ham and cheese sandwich that likely originated in cafes catering to Cuban workers in Tampa or Key West.
Hug Your Sweetheart Day
Internaut Day - celebrates the invention of the World Wide Web and can be defined as a person who has a deep knowledge of how to use the internet, as well as of its history.
National Cheap Flight Day
National Sponge Cake Day
Ride the Wind Day
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You know those sayings you've heard a MILLION times . . . and you wonder why people keep saying them because they aren't true?
There's a thread online where people are talking about popular sayings that are actually B.S. . . . and there are some good ones. The highlights include:
"Money doesn't buy happiness."
"Time heals all wounds."
"Cheaters never win."
"What goes around, comes around."
"Good things come to those who wait."
"Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
"Out of sight, out of mind."
"The early bird gets the worm."
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
"There are plenty of fish in the sea."
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
"Better safe than sorry."
"'I' before 'E,' except after 'C.'"
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Here are four common myths about diet, exercise, and our overall health . . .
1. Myth: Coffee stunts your growth. Fact: In reality, genetics determine your height. In fact, coffee isn't linked to any medical conditions except for a slight, temporary increase in blood pressure.
2. Myth: Eating eggs causes high cholesterol. Fact: Eggs have almost no effect on your cholesterol . . . and a Harvard analysis of two studies even suggests that eating eggs can IMPROVE your heart health.
3. Myth: 10,000 steps is the key to getting healthy. Fact: Walking is great exercise, but it's tough to make a blanket recommendation for everyone. Plus, a study earlier this year found a better number of steps to aim for is probably 6,000 to 8,000.
4. Myth: Social media can inspire you to diet and exercise. Fact: Researchers have found that it can actually lead to body dissatisfaction and distorted eating when you compare yourself to other people's bodies and weight.
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The average American eats food off the floor about FOUR times per month.
44% of people say they follow "the five-second rule," so they'll eat things off the ground as long as they're able to pick it up immediately.
That's a general rule, but the cleanliness of an area does come into play. More than half say they'd extend the five-second limit if it was a "clean" place, like their own home . . . a restaurant . . . or "a hospital or medical facility."
On the flip-side, there are places where people would never consider eating off the floor . . . even after less than a second. Those areas include: Bathrooms . . . public streets and sidewalks . . . and airports.
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With inflation at close to a four-decade high, it's becoming more expensive to do just about everything — including having kids. It will cost more than $300,000 to raise a child born in 2015 through to the end of high school, according to the Brookings Institution. (That's about $12,000 a year.) Although many people don't think about the costs associated with raising a child.
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The USA Mullet Championships began as a local contest in Michigan, but now it's become a nationwide competition to determine who has the best version of this quintessentially American hairdo.
Two mulleteers from Wisconsin were announced as winners yesterday: Emmitt Bailey from Menomonie in the kid's division and Cayden Kershaw from Wausau in the teen division. While the top contenders each put their own spin on the style, all of them stuck to mullet fundamentals: short in the front, long in the back.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Approximately 625,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, but only about one-third died in battle. Two-thirds died from diseases like malaria and measles that spread around their camps.
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