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And Now For Something Completely-Different:
Let’s get weird for a sec.
I know we can all get caught up in the day-to-day, chore-like subsistence very easily.
And it’s also easy to get distracted from life itself by the little digital devil on your shoulder; that infinite social-addiction we call “smart”-phones.
But a recent cosmic discovery is another reminder of how special each and every one of us is.
But first, a little history…
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And Now For Something Completely Different:
Somehow in their infinite-power, Wired has managed to wrangle the best doctor ever to answer some health questions.
“The Hangover”-series crazy-man, Ken Jeong!
And although he’s a bit more serious here than in his roles as Mister Chow, or Ben Chang on cult-hit TV-show “Community”, he’s still a lot of fun…
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[to which some YT-er will post the inevitable response-vid saying, “Hey Y’all, Watch This!!”]
-Ever wonder how much of something, harmless or not, that it would take to kill you?
Well from Mercury, to Polonium, Coffee, Alcohol, Water, Dehydration, Salt, Lack of Oxygen, Cherry Pits, Altitude, Height, Chocolate Bars, Marijuana, …
ASAPScience breaks out the numbers to answer your burning questions…
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So in a surprisingly-functional proposed ruling set to take effect in 2016, the FDA seems poised to +/-ban antibacterial soaps that show no definite efficacy over the average bear.
-Especially those that contain Triclosan and Triclocarban.
In this spot from the Leonard Lopate Show, Leonard interviews ASU Global Sustainability professor Dr. Rolf Halden on the subject and the revelations are pretty surprising.
It turns out these 50’s-era antimicrobials not only work by disrupting the microorganisms, but they also disrupt…
(previous shenanigans aside for the moment)
A new but familiar-sounding assessment, this time by the EPA, of 50 wastewater treatment facilities has found a bit more drugs in the water than anyone previously measured.
More than half of the drugs they tested for were found still present in the wastewater even after processing.
And several of them are high enough in max concentration to be mandated for additional study…
Citing this video Here is not just an illustration to show you what some supplement companies may or may not be doing.
It’s Actually just a great example of what terrible nutrition or even binging can do to your body.
Now if you’re here watching this, there’s a good chance you’re a Civilian. Furious Pete on the other hand, is a monstrous freak of nature.
He can shrug off these wild dietary indiscretions because…
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Watch out Dean Kamen & Stephen Colbert!
Another awesome step into cleaning up water around the world, and probably much more cost-effective!
Ground & toasted banana peels may just be in your next kicka** water filter. Further deets at the links.
Go Brazil!!…
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