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If you ever see square waves in the ocean or water, get out immediately - this waves have strong currents that can pull you in and sweep you away.
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The elderly wife in church turned to her husband and said, “I’ve just done a silent fart. What should I do?” He said, “Change the batteries in your hearing aid”.
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If you are trying to clean the bottom of your iron cooking pan, sprinkle it with salt and wipe with potatoes to allow the dirt to be wiped off easily.
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Dragonflies are the predator with the highest success rate (over 90%), and are one of the few animals that are capable of plotting intercept courses rather than chasing their prey.
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Take good care of your teeth. It takes 5 minutes a day and almost no cost to maintain dental hygiene. It takes a lifetime and a lot of money to correct it.
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A Mantis Shrimp can punch with the force of a 22-caliber bullet and pack the strongest punch of any creature in the animal kingdom. It is so fast that the punch can't be seen with the human eye. It can break through glass, and is used for hunting down prey, having been known for taking on an octopus and winning.
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Place a rubber band so that it crosses the top of your paint can provides a way to remove excess paint from your brush while working on your painting project without messing up the rim of the can.
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Head and neck cancer includes cancers of the mouth, nose, sinuses, salivary glands, throat and lymph nodes in the neck. Most begin in the moist tissues that line the mouth, nose and throat. Symptoms include: .A lump or sore that does not heal .A sore throat that does not go away .Trouble swallowing .A change or hoarseness in the voice Using tobacco or alcohol increases your risk. In fact, 85 percent of head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use, including smoking and…
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If you're trying to cut sugar from your diet,ditch the sweetened beverages (an iced vanilla latte has 28g of sugar - almost a day's worth) and keep your taste buds happy with unsweetened teas or water infused with fresh fruit. This simple swap can help you shed over ten pounds in a year
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Some studies have shown that using smaller plates helps you eat less, because this changes how you see portion sizes.
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When buying plane tickets, there is no evidence that it is cheaper to buy airfare on a Tuesday (or any other specific day for that matter). The best way to find cheap tickets is to fly off-season and not to fly direct.
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Sneakers and other canvas shoes can get pretty smelly, especially if you wear them without socks in the summertime. Knock down the odor and soak up moisture by occasionally sprinkling a little salt in your canvas shoes.
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Non-discrimination policies, which include sexual orientation, have been implemented by 96% of Fortune 500 companies. In 2021, the Human Rights Campaign found that 71% of these companies also include transgender-inclusive benefits. Conversely, since 2000, 99% of Fortune 500 companies have paid settlements in at least one discrimination or sexual harassment lawsuit, according to a report from Good Jobs First.
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If you have trouble making a decision, flip a coin. While you're waiting to get the result, your mind automatically starts to wish for what it wants.
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If you call your cable company and say you want more paid channels but haven't decided which ones, they'll give you a free month of them all!
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When freezing mince meat, flatten it out as much as possible so it reduces the thawing time when needed.
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One of the longest time spent on a jury involved the trial of Edwin McLaren and his wife Lorraine for property fraud in Glasgow in September 2015. It was a complex case with 29 charges and the jurors were told it would last up to six months. When it finally finished on 16 May 2017, the court had sat for 320 days over 20 months with many jurors struggling to get back to work.
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In 1955, Marlboro sales hit $5 billion, an over 3,000% increase over the previous year due to the Marlboro Man ads said to be one of the most brilliant advertisement campaigns of all time. Prior to that, Marlboro ads would focus on the practical benefits of smoking but the Marlboro Man set a standard in lifestyle branding. Five men who appeared in Marlboro ads later died of lung cancer, earning the brand the nickname “Cowboy Killer.”
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If you suspect you have a gas leak or you smell gas, it is important that you do not turn any power or light switches on or off or open any windows. If the odor is strong, leave the premises immediately and tell others to leave. Then, call your local gas company from a distance.
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Any time there is tension between you and another person, take a moment to look at the issue from their perspective. This simple action will offer a fresh perspective that will help you avoid pointless arguments over nothing.
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Prevent your stockings from tearing by spraying hairspray over them. And if you still get a ladder in your stockings, you can seal the edges with clear nail polish.
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Sylvester Stallone wanted to make sure the boxing scenes looked so real in Rocky IV that he instructed Dolph Lundgren to actually hit him. A punch to the chest left Stallone in the ICU for nine days.
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When cooking, to prevent a boiling pot of water 'boiling over' you can rest a wooden spoon over the top. This is because bubbles (in this case, in the boiling water) are unstable forms. When something hydrophobic (i.e. unable to absorb water) punctures the surface of a bubble, it subsides. A dry wooden spoon destabilizes the bubbles when they come into contact with its water-repelling surface. This makes the boiling water retreat.
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The best way to win a debate is not to question the validity of an opinion, but the validity of the sources that inform the opinion. Also, reframe the issue to see how the facts can still be accommodated into the other persons view.
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Looking for a place to put one of those bug-deterring citronella candles? Plant a plunger handle (use a new plunger, please!) in the ground and put the candle in the rubber cup.
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If a friend or family member is in the hospital, give them cozy blankets, soft socks, open toe slippers, a book/eReader reader, a long phone charger, and condiments for food instead of flowers.
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When you have intentions of approaching an animal that doesn't know you, get on their level and let them smell the back of your hand/fingers. This shows the animal you're friendly.
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If you have a bad odour in your fridge, baking soda has odour-killing properties. Take a bowl full of baking soda and place this inside your fridge and close the door. Allow it to sit for a couple of hours.
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Shoshin is a word from Zen Buddhism that means "beginner's mind". It refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even when studying at an advanced level just as a beginner would.
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Australia's koalas are in the grip of a chlamydia epidemic, with up to 100 per cent of some populations testing positive for the sexually transmitted infection. In 2021, a vaccine was being tested in a large clinical trial in Queensland, Australia Additionally, the usual chlamydia treatment would make it impossible for them to digest eucalyptus leaves causing them to die from starvation first instead of chlamydia.
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Inter-racial marriage was illegal in the United States until 1967, after a Supreme Court ruling legalized it. The landmark ruling on Loving v Virginia (1967) found that people of any race, anywhere in the US, can get married, striking down laws banning inter-racial marriage in 16 states. The case was later cited in same-sex marriage cases.
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If you love snacking and sometimes even can’t stop — there is a cool way to control this. Switch to your non-dominant hand, and researchers say you will eat less.
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The start of ”Hewlett Packard” pioneered the establishment of Silicon Valley - the company's success in Palo Alto kickstarted the Northern California region's tech scene. The company built its first computer in 1966 and the famous HP-35 in 1972 - the world's first hand-held scientific calculator.