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ing this to be true, while a variety of studies have shown it to be false. What is true is that sugar is a readily available source of energy, and kids tend to be hyperactive at events where lots of sugar is served, such as birthday parties, Halloween, and Christmas. One double-blind survey showed that parents tended to claim their children were hyperactive when they were told the kids had just consumed large amounts of sugar, even though the children had not been given sugar, and in spite of the fact that their behavior had not substantially changed.

Q: Will listening to Mozart make babies smarter?

Listening to Mozart does soothe a baby A: somewhat, and learning to play a musical instrument will help develop the brain, but there is no evidence proving that Mozart makes babies smarter.

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Q: Why does asparagus make pee smell funny?

A: Asparagus contains the sulfur compound called mercaptan which is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and skunks. Not everyone contains the specific enzyme responsible for breaking that enzyme down in the digestive tract, so about half of the population will have stinky urine after eating asparagus. Sometimes it shows up in urine as quickly as 15 to 30 minutes after consuming asparagus. Even Benjamin Franklin described the odor as “disagreeable” in his essay on flatulence called “Fart Proudly.”

Q: Do cucumbers make your eyes less puffy?

A: Not really, but cold water does, and cucumbers are mostly made of water, and they are usually pretty cold. A cold wet wash cloth would probably do just as well.

Q: Should you put a steak on a black eye?

A: The thought is that the steak provides coolness and a little pressure, aiding in preventing swelling, but doctors say that bacteria on the steak would make it a bad choice. Instead, just use an ice bag or a sack of frozen vegetables.

Q: Do spicy foods cause stomach ulcers?

A: No, stomach ulcers are caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, and also by overuse of OTC anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen.

Q: Why do men have nipples?

A: When the fetus is developing, it follows a female template first. When the embryo is six weeks old, the male characteristics kick in if the baby is to become a boy. So the nipples are formed before sex of the baby is determined.

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Q: Will playing brain-training games make you smarter?

A: Playing brain-training games makes you better at playing brain-training games, but won’t make you smarter.

Q: Can a contact lens end up on the back of the eyeball?

No, if a contact lens has been lost, it’s either A: underneath the eyelid, or on the floor. The inner surface of the eyelid has a thin, moist lining called the conjunctiva. At the back of the eyelid, the conjunctiva folds back and becomes the outer covering of the white part of the eyeball.

The continuous nature of the conjunctiva from the eyelid to the eyeball makes it impossible for anything to get behind the eye and become trapped there.

Does melatonin help ease jet lag?

Q: Yes. A number of different studies showed that A: taking 2 to 5 mg of melatonin at bedtime for up to four days eases jet lag.

Q: If you get bitten by a snake, should you suck the poison out?

No. Wash the area, immobilize it, keep it lower A: than the heart, and get to a doctor ASAP. Tourniquets are dicey because they can cause more damage than the snakebite if not property applied.

Q: Can consuming poppy seeds make you test positive for drugs?

A: Yes, because heroin and morphine are derived from poppy seeds and the tests are looking for a particular chemical found in both the drugs and the seeds from which they are derived.

Q: Can a hair sample be used in a drug test?

A: Yes. Trace amounts of drugs circulating in the body are deposited in the hair follicle and stored in the hair shaft as it grows. These residues cannot be washed out of the hair. ...continued

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• On Nov. 12, 1799, Andrew Ellicott Douglass, an early American astronomer, witnesses the Leonids meteor shower from a ship off the Florida Keys. Douglass wrote in his journal that he "was in constant expectation of some of them falling on the vessel." It is the first known record of a meteor shower in North America.

• On Nov. 16, 1901, on New York's Coney Island, a low-slung car called the "Torpedo Racer" breaks the world speed record for electric cars. Its builder and pilot, Andrew Riker, managed a speed of 57 mph.

• On Nov. 14, 1941, "Suspicion," a thriller starring Cary Grant and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, makes its debut. They would later collaborate on "To Catch a Thief."

• On Nov. 18, 1966, Sandy Koufax, 30, the ace pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, retires from baseball due to chronic arthritis in his pitching arm. "In those days there was no surgery," he said much later. In 1971, Koufax became the youngest person ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• On Nov. 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood is killed in a car accident in Oklahoma. She had complained to the Atomic Energy Commission about unsafe conditions at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked was and was on her way to meet with a union representative and a reporter. The folder of information she had with her was never found.

• On Nov. 15, 1984, "Baby Fae," a month-old infant who had received a baboon-heart transplant 20 days earlier, dies in California. Three other humans had received animal-heart transplants, but none survived longer than 3 1/2 days.

• On Nov. 17, 1993, Annie Proulx wins the National Book Award for "The Shipping News," her novel about an out-of-luck journalist and father. It later won the Pulitzer Prize.

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Q: Can you sober a person up by putting them in a cold shower or giving them coffee?

A: No. Alcohol is metabolized at a set rate and nothing will increase that rate. Coffee and cold showers simply result in a wide awake drunk.

Q: Does heavy prolonged drinking kill brain cells?

A: Yes. Any consumption of alcohol damages dendrites, which branch out from brain cells to receive information. CT scans and other studies of chronic alcoholics have shown that prolonged continuous use of alcohol results in brain atrophy and memory loss.

Q: Is red wine good for you?

A: Yes, moderate consumption of red wine has been linked to reduced rates of heart disease and cancer.

Q: Does smoking marijuana help glaucoma?

A: Yes, but you’d have to smoke about ten to twelve joints per day.

Q: Why do your fingers get wrinkled after being in the water a long time?

A: The epidermis, the outer layer of skin, absorbs water over time. Because the skin on your fingers (and feet) is thicker than the skin on the rest of your body, it absorbs the most water.

The epidermis swells, but the next layer down, the dermis, does not. This causes buckling and wrinkling of the skin.

Q: Will high doses of Vitamin C cure cancer?

A: No. Nor will it help you live longer, unless you are dying of scurvy.

Q: Is there anything that will prevent wrinkles from old age?

A: Retin-A and hydroxyl acids have been shown to help somewhat.

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• When World War II ended, Japan suffered widespread food shortages. The U.S. was supplying Japan with wheat flour which was made into bread. A man named Momofuku Ando wondered why the wheat was being made into bread, which Japanese don’t typically eat, when it could be made into noodles, which is one of their favorite foods. When he asked the Ministry of Health, the response was that there were too few noodle factories in Japan, and they were too small and too unstable to furnish Japan with the required amount of noodles. Bread was easier, cheaper, and quicker to make. When he saw a long line of people waiting to get a bowl of ramen noodles, Momofuku Ando decided to do something about the noodle shortage.

• He spent a long time experimenting with noodles, but the texture was never quite right. Then one day after his wife had finished making dinner, he threw some noodles into the hot oil leftover from making tempura. This was his “eureka” moment: The flash-fried noodles were dehydrated and riddled with perforations that made them cook quickly when boiled. Instant noodles were born.

• “Chikin Ramen” was first released on the market in Japan in 1958. It was considered a luxury item, selling for six times as much as traditional noodles did on the Japanese market, but the price quickly dropped.

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• The Chinese have made noodles for centuries, using a technique where the noodles are stretched, twisted, and folded again and again. Their word for these noodles is “lo mein” or “lamian” meaning literally “pulled noodles.”

• The company Momofuku Ando founded is called Nissin Foods, an acronym composed of the first letters of the Japanese phrase “making a clean and great taste every day.”

• Nissin’s Top Ramen hit the U.S. in 1971. While Momofuku Ando was on a promotional tour of the U.S., he met with a group of grocery store executives in L.A. Because there were no dishes available, the businessmen got out Styrofoam cups, broke the ramen noodles in half, and filled the cups with boiling water. This spurred a new idea, and within a few months, Nissin released Cup Noodles.

• Momofuku Ando’s final invention was “Space Ram,” a vacuum-packed ramen created specifically for a Japanese astronaut aboard the Discovery space shuttle in 2005.

• By the time Momofuku Ando died in 2007 at the age of 96, worldwide demand was 40 billion servings per year, which averages out to about 14 bowls for every person on Earth per year. China is the top consumer, eating 44% of world consumption, followed by Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, and the USA, which eats 4 billion servings a year. South Koreans consume the most per capita, averaging 69 packages per person each year.

• There are 29 Nissin plants in 11 countries employing 22,000 people. Nissin makes a net profit of over $3 billion a year.

• At around 13 cents per package, ramen could theoretically sustain a person for 365 straight days at a cost of only $142.35. The only true vegetarian flavors are Soy Sauce (or “Oriental”) and Chili. Each package of ramen contains about 56 yards of noodles, equal to the length of two basketball courts.

• There is a Ramen Museum in Japan dedicated to the history of the product and the legacy of Momofuku Ando. About half a million people visit every year.

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• “I have a raised bed and some very handy plastic underbed drawers for seasonal items and bags. The problem is that they would not stay put when I opened them or especially when I tried to close them. I got smart, though, and added strips of non-skid shelf liner to the bottoms. They stay put where they are accessible and don’t slide back way under the bed.” — A.A. in Florida • The holidays are almost upon us, and I am sure your calendar, like mine, is getting filled up with lunches, dinners, cookie parties, etc. Try to plan at least one non-eating event for every eating event on your calendar. Make a gym date, schedule a nature walk, get a group together to pick apples or do a craft. It will help you be social but cut down on the holiday weight creep.” — JoAnn • The days are getting shorter, which means more kids walking or biking at dusk or in darkness. Treat your most precious people to some safety: Get a roll of reflective tape and add it to backpacks or bike helmets for extra protection. Make sure your child’s bike has a light on both the front and back, in addition to reflectors.

• “Got gorgeous leaves? Try decoupaging a few to a clear glass votive for an extra special fall touch on your table. Add a delicious smelling candle, and you’re in full fall celebration mode!” — C.L. in North Carolina • Wear and wash? Not necessarily.

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• It was civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. who made the following sage observation: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

• Everyone knows that a sophomore is someone in his or her second year of high school or college. Most people don't realize, though, that the word is derived from the Greek words "sophos," which means "wise," and "moros," which means "stupid."

• Have you ever tried to hum while holding your nose? It can't be done.

• The creator of the ubiquitous smiley face earned a grand total of $45 for his creative effort.

• If you're a pet owner, you probably know that the epidemic of obesity is not limited to humans; many pets are overweight, too. You might be surprised to learn, though, that some pet owners choose to deal with the problem in a way that we usually associate only with people: liposuction. Yes, you can get cosmetic surgery for your pets.

• If you hear the word "Bilbo" you might think of a famously adventurous hobbit, but a bilbo is also a finely tempered Spanish sword.Ê • A recent study by scientist Karl Berg suggests that an adult green-rumped parrotlet, a tiny bird native to Venezuela, will "name" its babies, assigning each a particular series of peeps to identify it. Not only that, other parrotlets then learn to associate that exact series of peeps with that particular bird, and actually use the sounds to get that bird's attention.

• In the original version of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale "Cinderella," doves peck out the stepsisters' eyes at Cinderella's wedding. *** Thought for the Day: "Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament." -- George Santayana © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS

• Napoleon Bonaparte wasn’t short. His height was listed at 5’2”, but that was in French feet. In modern imperial measurements, he was about 5’7” which was average at the time. He tended to surround himself with guards chosen for their height and strength, making him seem smaller by comparison.

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer in the 1800s most famous for writing the drama “Faust.” His name, Goethe, is pronounced “Gerta” and not “goath.”

• You can’t see the Great Wall of China from space.

No human structures are visible from space, aside from cities lit up at night.

• Wolves don’t howl at the moon. They howl to communicate regardless of the time of day or the phase of the moon.

• People never used to say “ye” instead of “the.”

The word “the” used to be written by a Middle English character called a “thorn” which looked like “ye” but was pronounced “the.”

• Black holes are not holes; they are very dense objects with incredible gravitational pull.

• Buddha was not fat. The popular statues depicting a chubby “laughing Buddha” are representations of the 10th century folk hero Budai. In Japan he is known as one of the Seven Lucky Gods, and in Taoist and Shinto culture, he is the god of happiness and plenty.

• The Moon does not have a “dark side” that is always hidden from the Sun. The Moon rotates around the Sun just like the Earth does, so all surfaces are illuminated at times. However, the Moon is locked into place with one side perpetually facing the Earth, meaning that the opposite side facing away from Earth cannot be seen from Earth.

• Bats are not blind. They have perfectly good eyesight and also navigate using echolocation.

• Bagpipes originated in the Middle East centuries before they ever reached Scotland.

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• The word “Xmas” is not a plot to “take the Christ out of Christmas.” The letter X stands for the Greek Answer: Dell. letter chi, which is the first letter in “Christ.” The letter X has been used as an abA VERY LARGE NUMBER breviation for Christ for centuries. The earliest • Edwarduse Kasner was a mathematician.

In 1938 recorded of “Xmas” to mean “Christmas” is he was asked to come up with a name for a from the year 1551. very large number: the numeral one, followed • The pyramids were not built by slaves. byEgyptian a hundred zeros. He asked his two young They were built by civilians who considered it nephews what name they would suggest. a• great honor to work on the project. They even Nine-year-old Milton suggested a name formed labor unions. out of the funnies. A cartoon strip character • Chewing gum does remain in the digestive named Barney wasnot very popular.

Milton chose Barney’s last name number. It passes tract for seven yearsforif the swallowed. through at the rate of all the going • Kasner announced the new other name food for the big through, it does digest. numberbut in his nextnot book, altering the spelling.

• Christopher notand theSergey first white • Sixty yearsColumbus later, Larrywas Page Brin man to set foot on internet American soil.engine.

Christopher developed a new search Other search engines each islands webpage and Columbus landed searched on Caribbean which ranked them according to how many times are independent countries today, but never seta specific appeared them, PagePlus, and foot on anyterm territory that on is now thebut USA. Brin designed their search engine to search for there is plenty of evidence that the Vikings led the specific term and then find out how many

by Leif Eriksson landed on what is now Canada links there were that led back to that page, 500 years before Columbus. which resulted in a better search engine.

• Columbus didn’t set out to prove that the world • They decided they needed a name that was round. Ancient Greeks had already reflected how many websites the proven search that.

Columbus was looking for a shorter trade engine was searching. They took the name route to India. of Edward Kasner’s very large number, only they misspelled it slightly, so it ended up teeth. being • George Washington did not have wooden spelled exactly the same way the cartoon Plagued by dental issues his entire life, he had character spelled What’s many sets ofBarney dentures madehis outlast of name. many materiit called?

(Answer at bottom of page) als including hippo ivory, lead, horse and cow COMPUTER teeth, tin, copper, silver, andFACTS teeth from slaves.

• Inimpossible 1981 Bill to Gates said, “640 of memory • It’s get warts from kb toads. ought to be enough for anybody.”

• The Morse code signal “SOS” does not stand • Moore’s Law states computer for “save our ship” orthat anything else.performance It’s just an doubles every 18 to 24 months, and ever since easy code to remember in times of panic: three 1971, this has been true. dots, three dashes, three dots.

• HP, Google, Microsoft, and Apple were all • Ninjas did not dress in all black clothing.

They started in garages. dressed in whatever manner would help them Answer: Google, from googol. blend in and go unnoticed.

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