INFOMERCIAL PRODUCTS PUT TO THE TEST

The granddaddy of consumer protection, Consumer Reports, put a bunch of infomercial products to the test. Slap Chop. The Claim: By slapping this gadget with your palm, you can “dice, chop, and mince in seconds” and remove skins from onions and garlic. Cost: About $20. The Check: CR slapped mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, chocolate, almonds, and [...]

THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YESTERDAY!

• The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day. • The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall. • In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated [...]

LOST AT DISNEYLAND?

“Lost” may find a happy ending after all, at Disneyland. That is, if some hardcore fans of both the happiest place on earth and the weirdest show on TV have anything to say about it. A petition for a “Lost” island attraction to replace Tom Sawyer Island has gone viral on the web. It is [...]

NOW, this is something to think about!

Quote from CHP Officer Mike Remmel on the morning show today : “Defensive Driving is focusing on what’s going on OUTSIDE your vehicle, not inside!”

Pop Culture Facts

Here’s a bullet point list of some Pop Culture Facts I found today. Enjoy and Have a great day! – Justin Flores Charles Dickens slept facing North. He thought it improved his writing. A golden razor removed from King Tut’s Tomb was still sharp enough to be used. The house where Jefferson wrote the Declaration [...]

Get The Kids To Bed Early!

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that adolescents with bedtimes that were set earlier by parents were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, suggesting that earlier bedtimes could have a protective effect by lengthening sleep duration and increasing the likelihood of getting [...]