Want to Know the Truth Behind Facts That You Believe That Aren’t? Check Them Out Here!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Jeremy Leake

It can be fun to test our knowledge and correct it when it’s wrong. We found this article with 10 different things that most people believe are facts that are actually not true at all. To learn the truth keep reading and share with friends!

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From the article:

From geography to physiology, there are many examples of people collectively doing it wrong by learning fiction as truth. Here are 10 of the biggest errors walking around masquerading as well-known facts.

Mother Birds Will Abandon Babies if You Touch Them.
Baby birds usually don’t leave the nest until they’re ready (or at least readyish) to fly. But, just like how well you drove during your very first driving lesson, they typically stink at flying at first. So needless to say, they suffer a few false starts and end up on the ground, whining like a teenager who wants the keys but hasn’t completely got the hang of which is the gas and which is the brake.

As for the scent issue ??? birds just don’t smell too well. A few species are an exception, but chances are vastly greater that the little chirping ball of fluff won’t suffer if you need to move it to the other side of the fence from where your dog plays. Plus, its parents have invested way too much time and energy raising it to just scoot off at the first opportunity, no matter how the little guy smells.

Deoxygenated Blood Is Blue.
Once your blood has stopped by the bank (your lungs) and picked up a withdrawal of cash monies (oxygen) it’s flush with greenbacks (bright red blood). Once it’s spent a night on the town (circulated through your body), it returns with a massive hangover (the blood has turned dark red) and it goes to curl up on the couch (take another pass through the heart).

Basically, the veins are blue thanks to a trick of the light, not the color of what’s inside them.

Humans Have Five Senses.
We hear what you’re saying. We see your point of view. We feel your pain. Also, you smell bad and possibly taste funny, the latter of which we don’t intend to test.

But if you believe these are the only five ways you can detect information about your environment or alterations to your person, we’re going to punch you in the face. There. Boom. You will feel it thanks to nociception, the ability to sense pain.

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For all the non-facts click here: http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/10-false-facts.htm

Checkout These Foods That are Supposedly Healthier Than a Snickers Bar but Aren’t!

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jeremy Leake

Everyone knows that candy bars are bad for them because of the sugar. Most of us still indulge in them occasionally. Most of us though probably consume more of the things on this list than candy bars thinking they are healthier for us. Check it out then make your own decision!

From the article:

A regular-sized Snickers bar contains 27 grams of sugar (the equivalent of 7 teaspoons).

Odwalla Original Superfood Drink: 37 grams sugar

Where the sugar comes from: apple juice, peach, mango, strawberry, and banana purees
Sure, the sugar comes from fruit juices and purees, but it???s still sugar. ???The only benefit that one source of sugar has over another is what a food contains in addition to sugar,??? says James. ???So, yes, fruit juice has vitamins and minerals in addition to sugar. But, from a blood-sugar perspective and a weight-gain perspective, the sugar in juice is identical to the sugar in candy.??? Yikes. Amy Shapiro, M.S., R.D., of Real Nutrition NYC, is wary of fruit juice, as well: ???It adds calories to your day, because research shows that calories we drink don???t actually prevent us from being hungry later.??? You???re better off eating real fruit, which contains fiber that keeps you fuller longer.

IHOP Whole Wheat Pancakes with Banana (four pancakes, no syrup): 32 grams sugar

Where the sugar comes from: sugar, bananas
Don???t be fooled by marketing lingo. ???People think that ???whole wheat??? products are so much healthier,??? says James. ???But generally, they have the same number of carbs [as refined flour products], which all get converted into sugar. Maybe there are a couple of grams of fiber, but not much.??? Instead of trying to be healthy by ordering a big stack of whole wheat pancakes with fruit (all sugary carbs, no filling fat or protein), just order a smaller stack of two buttermilk pancakes, with two eggs (9 grams sugar). The protein from the eggs will hold you over until lunch.

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For all the foods click here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/supposedly-healthy-foods-with-more-sugar-than-a-snickers

Looking for Ways to Brighten Up Your Winter Blues? Try These Ideas!

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Jeremy Leake

Some days it seems like winter will never end and can feel a little depressing for people who love warm weather. If that’s you then this is the article for you! We found this article with 10 different DIY ways to bright up your winter days. We hope it helps!

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From the article:

Oh, the weather outside???well, it sucks. Hole up and make some cute stuff to take your mind off of it.

Refresh your wardrobe???

???with a simple coat refashion project.

Bring the green???

???with some easy DIY terrariums.

Get ready to face the cold???

???with some cool secret stash mittens.

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For all the ideas click here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kollabora/ways-to-brighten-up-winter

Looking for Ways to Organize Every Part of Your Life? Checkout These Ideas!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Jeremy Leake

Our lives are hectic and getting more so everyday. With so much going on in our lives it can be difficult to keep it all straight. We found this article with 50 different clever ways to become more organized in every part of your life. We hope it helps you become more organized and efficient!

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From the article:

Magnet Bowls

Simply paint some magnetic bowls and use them to store all your metal necessities, such as pins, paper clips, jewelry, nuts and bolts. This simple tutorial shows you how.

Clamp Cord Organizers

Keep your cords sorted while in use with large stationary clamps. This blog had the clever idea.

Makeup Brush Storage

This blogger shows you how to weave elastic through a sushi mat to make a nifty makeup brush storage solution.

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For all the ways click here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/pippa/50-clever-diy-ways-to-organize-your-entire-life-5ocb

Looking to Travel This Year? Checkout These Destinations!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Jeremy Leake

Traveling can be so much fun. Knowing where to go though can be hard. We found this article from the New York Times that has 52 places to visit this year. We hope it helps you plan your next vacation!

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From the article:

Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
A world-class World Cup getaway.
The street parties, samba sessions and festive chaos surrounding the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil this summer are bound to be exhausting for everyone. When the action???s over, escape to Fernando de Noronha, a 21-island archipelago about 330 miles off the coast of one of the host cities, Recife. Here you???ll find 250-foot-high black cliffs muscling against peach-sand beaches, Portuguese hilltop forts and blue coves where humpbacks and spinner dolphins linger. Only one of the islands, Noronha, is inhabited, and the entire chain is protected as a park with just 246 visitors allowed per day. Regulations have kept Noronha relaxed, with only small hotels and roads rough enough to make dune buggies the rental cars of choice. Hike along cliffs to gorgeous beaches like Sancho, dive with sea turtles or climb Morro do Pico, a 1,059-foot-high volcanic pinnacle.

Nashville, Tenn.
Leather jackets and skinny jeans join cowboy boots.
Country music lovers have long made the pilgrimage to Nashville, but now the city has fast gained cachet among rock fans and foodies. The city???s vibrant scene is home to the Black Keys, Kings of Leon, Jeff the Brotherhood and Diarrhea Planet, who all play in town occasionally. And a youthquake is transforming scruffy neighborhoods like 12South and East Nashville into hipster hubs. New hangouts include Pinewood Social, a bar, restaurant, bowling alley and karaoke joint, and the 404, a restaurant and boutique hotel in a former auto garage. Add to that a thriving culinary scene, exemplified by the Music City Eats Festival, back for a second year in September. And Nashville???s old standbys ??? like the honky-tonk Tootsie???s Orchid Lounge and the venerable Ryman ??? are as fun as ever.

Belize
More flights and lodges in Central America???s eco-frontier.
Twenty years ago, when Francis Ford Coppola opened Blancaneaux Lodge in western Belize, relatively few travelers had ventured into this small Central American country. Slowly they arrived, many of them curious to witness the scenery that had captivated the film director, which he described in an email as ???completely remote, with a beautiful pristine river you could drink the water out of and the most star-studded night sky I had ever seen.??? Since then, upscale rustic hotels have cropped up all over Belize ??? there???s the one-year-old El Secreto in Ambergris Caye, for example, and Belcampo, an eco-lodge and sustainable farm in the south that???s about to unveil a sophisticated redesign ??? adding to the lure of rain forests, Mayan ruins and coral reefs. It helps that Belize is easier to reach: Delta recently announced nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Belize City, and regional carriers like Tropic Air have expanded their routes, connecting Belize to resorts like Canc??n and making remote towns like San Ignacio more accessible.

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For all the places click here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?src=mv&_r=0

Want to be the Best Parent That You Can Be? Checkout These Parenting Pitfalls to Avoid!

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Jeremy Leake

Every parent wants to be the best that they can be. As parents we are always bombarded by “advice” that we may or may not ask for but other than trial and error learning from people who have gone through it before is the best advice we can get. We found this article that describes the top ten parenting pitfalls. We hope it helps you become the best parent that you can be!

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From the article:

Parenting is no walk in the park, especially on the days when your little angel, whether he’s 6 or 16, decides to act like a demon.

If it’s the temper tantrum in the toy store over the latest video game, or the daily fight over math homework, or the food fight in a restaurant on Friday night, parents have a choice: To react in a way that will only make matters worse when the bell rings for round two, or respond like the calm, cool, and collected parents we see on TV shows like Nanny 911 — after weeks of live-in, televised therapy.

Experts offer advice on the top 10 parenting pitfalls that will help you raise a well-behaved child — instead of a brat.

The Screaming in the Store
We’ve all seen it: The screaming child in the toy store. He wants the latest video game, and he’s not shutting up until he has it.

Brat-building response: “If you give in, you teach your child that when he acts like a brat he can get what he wants,” says Dan Kindlon, author of Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age. “You’re reinforcing his bratty behavior.”

Angel-building response: “There are two ways to approach it,” says Kindlon, who teaches child psychology at Harvard University.

First, plan ahead, and second, plan a response.

“Make a deal with them beforehand — you are going to buy them something and it’s only going to cost $5,” says Kindlon. “Or tell them, ‘I’m going shopping for your cousin and this is not for you.’ Give them structure beforehand so they’re not caught off guard. Then, if they still explode in the store, ignore them, say you are not going to listen anymore. Then you leave the store and take them with you.”

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Read the entire article here: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/top-10-parenting-pitfalls