Thursday 9/30/21
Celebrate National Love People, Chewing Gum, Mud Pack, and Hot Mulled Cider Day.
Various forms of chewing gum have existed since the Neolithic period. In 2007, a British archaeology student discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum made from bark tar with tooth imprints in it. Presumed to be the oldest piece of chewing gum, the discovery took place in Kierikki, Yli-li, Finland. Made from bark tar, scientists believed the gum to have antiseptic properties and other medicinal advantages.
Many other cultures chewed gum made from the resin of the mastic tree, from plants, grasses, and other resins.
In 1848, John B. Curtis developed and sold the first commercial chewing gum, which was called “The State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.”
Around 1850, a gum made from paraffin wax was developed and surpassed the spruce gum in popularity.
December 28, 1869, William Semple filed an early patent on chewing gum, patent number 98,304.
Studies show chewing gum helps improve memory, reduce stress, and increase alertness.
Chewing sugar-free gum improves overall oral hygiene while also helping to curb cravings and improving digestion.
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Want the freshest bread? In most stores you can look at the color of the tags. According to "Reader's Digest", commercial bread is baked and delivered on a strict schedule to keep it as fresh as possible, and the color of the tag on the bag indicates the day of the week it was baked.
Even though there's a "sell by" date, the colors are supposed to make it easier for the staff in the store to rotate fresh bread IN and older loaves out. And because of that, you'll probably only see two colors on any given day.
Bakeries usually have Wednesdays and Sundays off, so there's only five colors:
Blue is Monday (oh..a New Order song)
Green is Tuesday
Red is Wednesday
White is Friday
and Yellow is Saturday.
There's an easy way to remember that, the names of the colors are in alphabetical order by day of the week. (So, B, G, R, W, and Y.)
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Be careful if you are only drinking sparkling water. It's not because it's less hydrating, the bubbles (carbon dioxide) make your mouth more acidic, and that's bad for the enamel on your teeth. Plus it doesn't have fluoride like tap water does. Fizzy water can also make you feel more bloated, and make acid reflux worse.
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A recent poll asked what time you usually sit down for your evening meal. 34% said between six and seven, and 25% said between five and six, so 59% get dinner done before 7:00 P.M.
23% said between seven and eight and 4% eat in the four o'clock hour. (and it wasn't just old folks.)
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Have you started your holiday shopping yet? A new poll found 16% of Americans, or around one in six, have already started shopping for the holidays.
Another 14% plan to start in October, 28% said November, and 15% won't start shopping until December.
That includes 3% of Americans who won't buy anything until the week of Christmas. Men are twice as likely as women to wait until the last minute.
They are saying to start early this year due to supply chain issues. You don’t want to go and see the bare shelves. Get it done!
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