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Foods That Help You Fall Asleep

The book SLEEP TO BE SEXY, SMART, and SLIM has all sorts of tips on things you need to do to help you fall asleep and stay asleep through the night.

One of the tips that they suggest is to watch what you eat in the hours before you go to sleep, eating only foods that digest quicker.

A study entitled High Glycemic Index Carbohydrate Meals May Shorten Sleep Onset published in the American Journal of Clincal Nutrition agrees with this philosphy, stating that eating a meal with a high glycemic index four hours before you go to sleep can cut your “falling to sleep” time in half by increasing the amount of tryptophan and seratonin your body produces.

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2009 Oreo Double Stuf Racing League Winner

The second Oreo Double Stuf Racing League (DSRL) competition has been held, with ten Oreo-lovers in West Palm Beach licking Oreos for money.

THE RULES FOR THE OREO LICKING COMPETITION ARE:

  1. Twist the cookie open
  2. Lick the icing in the middle clean off the cookie without breaking it (breaking the cookie will force the competitor to start over with a fresh Oreo).  Competitors can not use their teeth to scrape the icing off the cookie.  Tongue only.
  3. Dunk the cookie halves in milk and eat them
  4. Finish by drinking all the milk
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April 23rd is TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY

April 23rd is TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY.

It’s just like TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY, but more obscure.  April 23rd is Shakespeare’s birthday.

Be sure to check out the offical TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE website for suggestions and tips on how to talk like Shakespeare.  Here are just a few of the things they suggest you do, to really sound like you know what Shakespeare would say today:

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Daughter Breastfeeds Her Own Father

New Idea magazine has an article about an Australian family where THE DAUGHTER BREASTFEEDS HER FATHER.  

It may sound a bit unusual, but she has a legitimate reason to do so.

27-year-old Georgia Brown has two mouths to feed:  her own eight-month-old son, and her 67-year-old father, Tim.

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LEGO Rock Band Announced, and 10 Lego Music Videos

LEGO ROCK BAND has been announced for Christmas 2009 release.

The announced songs include:

If you were wondering what a LEGO ROCK BAND video game would look like, it could look something like this:

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Can a Brazilian Bikini Wax Kill You?

Ladies – here’s a research paper that you might want to read before you go to the spa for your next wax job: SEVERE COMPLICATIONS OF A “BRAZILIAN” BIKINI WAX.

If your waxing goes awry, and it could happen, you could find yourself facing all sorts of nasty complications.  The study focused on a 20-year-old Australian woman who had a Brazilian wax, but then started suffering from fever, swelling genitalia, and “copious vaginal discharge” in the days following.  She didn’t seek medical attention until another week had passed.  By the time she reached the ER, she was in so much pain due to the swelling, that she was unable to pee.

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Playboy’s List of Top Party Schools 2009

Playboy has released their list of the TOP 10 PARTY SCHOOLS FOR 2009:

  1. University of Miami
  2. University of Texas as Austin
  3. San Diego State University
  4. University of Florida
  5. University of Arizona
  6. University of Wisconsin
  7. University of Georgia
  8. Louisiana State University
  9. University of Iowa
  10. West Virginia University

The criteria they used was based on 5 different categories, each worth 20 points total.  The ultimate party school would, in theory, top the list at 100 total points. 

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Today is Record Store Day 2009

RECORD STORE DAY 2009 takes place today.

It’s the day that celebrates all things vinyl and good about music.

Many artists are releasing albums (or re-releasing, as in Green Day’s case) on Record Store Day in order to increase awareness of how these independent music retailers are still a vital part of the music scene.

Heck, even the COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL will be running their own record store this weekend in honor of Record Store Day.

Some of the other artists releasing albums today include Bruce Springsteen, The Decemberists, The Smiths, Jane’s Addiction, and Bob Dylan.

How important are vinyl records to today’s musician?  When CBS’s 60 Minutes recently interviewed Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the camera caught a glimpse of Coldplay’s “Rules”.  One of the rules was “Promo/review copies to be on VINYL”.  Makes sense, as that makes pirating just a bit more difficult than if the copies were sent digitally.