Thursday, February 24, 2011

News you can use

The "every cloud has a silver lining" headline of the day:

Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming for Years


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Podcast: Everything you wanted to know about chocolate (and why it's good for you)

not only does it lower your blood pressure, help your asthma, are high in healthy anti oxidants, but it makes you happy...

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Snow white playing cards

remember the "good old days" when people still played cards?



of course, nowadays, kids are into more interactive play













such as:
the Snow White Video game:
"...Help Snow White avoid the evil clutches of the jealous queen and seek refuge in the dwarfs' forest home. Beware of strangers peddling apples, and find Prince Charming, your true love, to live happily ever after..."


Sigh. My granddaughter is now getting too old for Snow White, and into Farmville and Plants vs Zombies.




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Factoid of the day from Epilog:

A New Zealand university student conducted a study to see how many more French fries he'd get if he upgraded at McDonald's. Not much according to his research--he averaged only 14 more fries by choosing the 70-cent upgrade from a medium to a large.

more information From Answers.com: there are 32 fries in a small order of fries.
Related answers:


How many calories are in a small fries at McDonalds?
230 for small, 380 for medium and 500 for large.



and, of course, Happy meals are forever...
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Toyota gives you a Latin lesson:

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