Wednesday 8/25/21
Celebrate National Park Service Founders, Whiskey Sour, Kiss and Make Up, Secondhand Wardrobe, and Banana Split Day.
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Buying baby clothes for someone who is expecting? Get clothes for older age groups (3-9 months). The most common baby gifts are newborn clothing, which will barely get worn.
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It's been so wet this year the mosquitoes are horrible. What if you could become invisible to mosquitoes? That's actually what bug spray does.
But, for the first time, scientists have used the gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 to render humans effectively invisible in the eyes of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which use dark visual cues to hunt, according to a paper recently published in the journal Current Biology. By eliminating two of that mosquito’s light-sensing receptors, the researchers knocked out its ability to visually target hosts.
It's in-depth...but read on! (smack..stupid buggers)
https://dnyuz.com/2021/08/17/what-if-you-could-become-invisible-to-mosquitoes/
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Men also appear to have a biological clock when it comes to fathering a child, a new study reveals. A team from the Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health in London says a couple’s chances of having a baby falls the older the potential dad gets.
The study of almost 4,300 adults undergoing fertility treatment discovered the probability of a live birth is 33 percent lower if the father is over 50 years-old. Lead author Dr. Guy Morris says stories of celebrities fathering children into their 60s have contributed to the myth that “male fertility lasts for ever.”
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The ACMs (Academy Of Country Music Awards) are moving to Amazon Prime, and it may be because none of the traditional networks were interested. CBS had been airing it since 1998, but viewership has been dropping dramatically.
And then CBS rejected next year's asking price of $22 million. They didn't even make a counter-offer. So, the "57th Awards" will be the first major awards show to be livestreamed exclusively.
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Peacock dropped a trailer for the upcoming "Frogger" game show based on the '80s video game of the same name.
And, in case you were curious, it looks kind of like a less-intense version of "Wipe Out". It's got people jumping from one platform to another in a pool including fake alligators.
There are also conveyor belts you have to get across with obstacles on them, and fake cars that'll push you into the water. It can't be too easy though, because contestants can win $100,000.
"Frogger" drops on September 9th, with Damon Wayans Jr. and Kyle Brandt hosting. Watch the teaser trailer here. (wow..don't blink)
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A lot of bars and restaurants are making people show their vaccine cards to get in now. There are also digital versions for your phone that have a QR code they can scan. Or you could be like a 22-year-old in Italy. He is going viral after he got a QR code tattood on his upper arm that links to his vaccine status.
He tested it out at a McDonald's that requires proof, and it worked. He says he also did it because he just wanted a tattoo that was unique. His parents aren't thrilled though, and told him to stop being so impulsive.
Ok...just get the Excelsior Pass.
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Now I've seen everything! A furniture company in Japan called Dinos is selling a table with a hole in the middle so your cat can stick its head up and see what's going on. There's a little platform underneath they can sit on. So just their head sticks out, and they can't reach their paws up to swat stuff. They can only observe.
It comes with a circle of wood that fits in the hole, so you can plug it if you don't want your cat watching all the time. (you need a break..they already watch you poop) Each table cost $1,500, plus shipping.
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The 16th Summer Paralympic Games begin yesterday in Tokyo, just weeks after the 2020 Olympics wrapped. Athletes will be under the same COVID-19 rules and restrictions, and there will be a limited number of spectators at each event. NBCUniversal has committed to showing 1,200 hours of coverage this year -- compared to only 70 hours from Brazil in 2016 and five and a half from London in 2012. Athletes will also receive more prize money for their medals after previously getting about one fifth of what their Olympic counterparts received. The games will continue through September 5.
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