Today I Learned


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“I immediately went to the zoo director and I said ‘We have offended a nation’.”

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Dead white blood cells are what turns mucus yellow when you’re sick

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I just googled this to confirm because it sounded so wild!

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Some genes were actually renamed because Excel kept formatting them as dates.

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I can so see this. We should rename HSAs for the same reason (not dates, but always reformats as HAS).

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Are we sure she’s not an iceberg in disguise? Pretty suspicious! :laughing:

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I have a mild obsession with mugwort after the crazy spiritual dreams it gave me a couple of times, but it is soooo bitter that I never thought people would eat it as a food! Now I’m dying to try this!

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Sunglasses

I’ve actually known this for a while but now it’s totally reinforced; getting your glasses/sunglasses professionally adjusted at an optometrist can make all the difference in the world (mine does it for free). I bought a very expensive pair of Kate Spade sunglasses with prescription lenses at my optometrist a few years ago when I had to suddenly spend the balance on a limited-use FSA. They feel like they’re made for my face and are so comfortable!

Now those sunglasses are discontinued but I was about to find them new for $40 on eBay so I got another pair but they felt cheap and horrible! I tightened up the screws which helped a lot but after the optometrist adjusted them they are so nice. Next year when I get my vision hardware allowance I’ll get new lenses for them and keep them in my hiking backpack.

Also, polarized lenses make a huge difference, too. With the polarized lenses I don’t see the reflection of the dash in my car windshield. The picture is so crisp! Also they have a coating on the backside to reduce glare and then I don’t see the reflection of my face on the inside of the sunglass lens. If you even have a bit of prescription and have vision hardware coverage you can get prescription sunglasses through your insurance :sunglasses:

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