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by Kevin Burton You think about going home during Christmas season and you think of packed airports and busy highways. But what if you could gain all the comforts of your childhood home via your own kitchen? Well you can! What many call comfort foods open a portal directly to that …
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by Nicole Villeneuve interestingffacts.com “The heart wants what it wants,” Emily Dickinson wrote. But as it turns out, falling in love actually has little to do with the heart. Instead, the soaring feelings we experience have more to do with brain chemistry and our body’s response to the chemicals. While researchers are still working …
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by Dictionary Scoop Are you trying to save money and time? Do you also want to eat healthier and make the process easier and smoother? Meal-prepping will help you achieve all these goals at the same time. Meal prep is an increasingly common practice that consists of preparing key ingredients of a dish, or several dishes, in …
by Kevin Burton There is great news in this article: a young boy’s vision has been saved. But by the time you get done reading it, you will realize that some things that are routine in the US are not routine elsewhere. The challenges that blind people face here are formidable, but people …
by interestingfacts.com Déjà vu (French for “already seen”) is not just the feeling that you’ve experienced something before — it’s also the sense that the feeling is eerie, uncanny, or even wrong. Scientists are still trying to figure out this mysterious but common glitch in the brain. Here are a few facts about …
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by Dictionary Scoop Drinking enough water every day is crucial, and as time goes by it becomes even more important. Adults over the age of 60, for example, are at increased risk of dehydration due to natural drops in thirst levels and changes in body composition. While everyone’s hydration requirements differ depending on …
by interestingfacts.com Movement does our bodies good. But you know what’s easier than running a marathon? Learning a few quick facts about exercise, no pain or gain required. We aren’t doctors, so we can’t advise you on the best ways for you to exercise — but we can rattle off some trivia about it: 1-Exercise …
by Donavyn Coffey Time Magazine Rest is essential. People who make true rest—not just sleep—part of their everyday routine have better outcomes across different aspects of their health. Their sleep quality is better, life satisfaction in higher, chronic pain is lessened, work productivity is greater, and they even tend to live longer. The …
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by Kevin Burton Yesterday we brought you some info about sleep from interestingfacts.com, but we know that you’ve slept since then, so we have more from them today. There was definitely siesta time when I lived in Mexico and worked as a professor of English. Not everybody slept, but the culture and economy …
by interestingfacts.com About 35 percent of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep a night, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That’s not enough. Often we either can’t get to sleep, or we think of sleep as wasted time. What actually goes on while we’re lying there? Why are …
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