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by Kevin Burton Do you know what cortisol is? Well I didn’t. But now a dietician is saying that you and I should delay our morning coffee because of it. Supposedly 10 a.m. is the optimum time for your first coffee. Sorry, but by the time the little hand reaches the …
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by Kevin Burton Somebody, either me or my wife Jeannette, went a little crazy buying tea in a discount store some years ago. Guess which one. We had visited her parents in the county west of us. On the way home we stopped at one of those discount stores. I found tea …
by Kevin Burton Kia Rousseve’s job change came under fire. But not to worry. This is a happy ending. And she is being called a hero. Some other heroes in England are saving food from being wasted and feeding hungry people. These are our two happy stories today, from reporter Andy Corbley …
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by Kevin Burton In the face of a consumer backlash, Wendy’s is trying to talk its way around plans to implement surge pricing. Wendy’s is the second-largest burger chain in the US, with 6,000 restaurant locations. Last week it announced it would begin fluctuating prices for its food products next year, depending on …
by Kevin Burton Let’s all salute innovation and progress today and tomorrow by knocking down a couple of packs of M&Ms. Let’s do so under the heading, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand, stays on your waistline.” M&Ms are 83 years old as of tomorrow. Forrest Mars secured a patent …
by Kevin Burton Looking for a source of quick energy and nutrition? You picked a great day for it. Step right up. It’s Eat Brussels Sprouts day! The day is celebrated Jan. 31 each year, according to nationaltoday.com. “Brussels sprouts belong to the Gemmifera group of cabbages, which are grown for their …
by Josh Lederman NBC News HASTINGS, England — Ever since she was old enough to walk, Terrilea Coglan was climbing aboard fishing boats that set sail each morning from the rocky beachfront of Hastings to harvest the key ingredient in Britain’s most iconic dish: fish and chips. The day’s catch travels just a short …
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by Kevin Burton Got re-acquainted with an old boyhood pal last Wednesday and I had lasagna for dinner. Sounds like glad tidings, yes? Well maybe not so much. The “lasagna” came out of a can. This all started with an e-mail from the Interesting Facts website, that alerted me to the …
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by Kevin Burton Pretty sure I have mentioned on Page 7 that I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Here’s a possible clarification for 2024. What I should have said is I don’t get close to the new calendar year and make a resolution, just to have one. There is one that occurs …
by Kevin Burton I am not definitively saying that Wal-Mart, distributor of Vibrant Life cat litter, is squeezing customers financially. I didn’t do the documentation. You see, my boyhood pastime of reading the back of cereal boxes did not linger into adulthood and cause me to read for information, such things as cat …
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