Toy Sunday: Blip

Blip was a hand-held, electronic tennis game that made a very annoying buzz sound when played. A red light “bounced” from each side of the game, providing that you pushed the correct button that it landed on.

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Saturday Fun: Mean Joe Green commercial

Direct Link: http://youtu.be/xffOCZYX6F8
One of the famous Coca-Cola commercial in history featuring Mean Joe Green in 1979.

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Book Friday: You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart:
Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself

You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you’re as deluded as the rest of us.

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Over-salting cooking tip

If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it’s still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me up"

From: recipe-lovers.com

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Drinking water to eat less

Drink two glasses of water before every meal. This will do two things – keep you hydrated and make you eat a little less.

A Dutch study showed that drinking two glasses of water can make you feel less hungry, possibly reducing your food intake and aiding weight loss.

From: abcnews.go.com

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DIet and your brain

Just as an athlete relies on sleep and a nutrition-packed diet to perform his or her best, your ability to remember increases when you nurture your brain with a good diet and other healthy habits.

From: helpguide.org

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Bedbug haven

Hotels are a haven for bedbugs. Pest-control companies say hotels account for more than 37% of their bedbug business. Search for your hotel on bedbugregistry.com

From: menshealth.com

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Toy Sunday: Yahtzee

Yat-seeeeee!!!

For Yahtzee, a player can roll the dice three times. The goal is to enter the heftiest five-dice combined score possible in each of the scoring categories.

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Saturday Fun: Steve Martin doing King Tut

Direct Link: http://youtu.be/wgTPH5y1-ZI
Steve Martin doing King Tut on stage in 1979.

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Book Friday: The Dark Side of Disney

The Dark Side of Disney
Dark Side reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don’t want you to know about!

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Sheet thread count?

If you shop for sheets, you’ll come across the term "thread count." This is marketing jargon for the number of threads woven into 1 square inch, the idea being that the higher the count, the softer the sheet.

From: menshealth.com

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A foamy shave

The best shaving creams create a rich creamy lather and do not foam up like the cheaper drug store brands. The less "foaming" in the shave cream the better, as it is what is in contact with the skin and beard that matters.

From: men-uusa.com

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Hostile environment

Generally, a woman’s perception of an "unwanted advance" or "hostile environment" is given more weight than a man’s. Conduct yourself accordingly.

From: kiplinger.com

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Toy Sunday: Super Ball

Wham-O released the Super Ball in the summer of 1965, and the reigning kings of toy fads had yet another winner.

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