Information of the Day

     Early to bed and early to rise. Is that really the best advice? There are morning type people, evening types, and night owls. A recent study found that going to bed late - even getting a regular among of sleep, is linked to greater risk of physical problems. 

     Who should not use Ibuprofen? 1. People with liver and kidney problems. 2. People with asthma. 3. People with hypertension or heart failure. 4. Pregnant women. 5. People with stroke history. 

     More than 80 percent of people who used AI to draft their work couldn't recall a single sentence, even though they had written it just minutes before. We may be sacrificing cognitive capacity and creativity for short-term convenience. An MIT study found that AI users asked to think independently were less "activated" than those who had been thinking and writing independently all along.

     More than 73 percent of the U.S. food supply is ultra-processed, meaning, we don't really know what's in our food and what it does for our health. 

     How did we get the word "husband?" The word comes from the Old English "husbonda," meaning, master of the house. It's a combination of hus (house) and bondi (dweller or peasant). Take your pick: master or peasant. 

     President Trump considers supporting a bill to eliminate the capital gains tax on home sales. The bill would adopt housing policies similar to those in Canada and Switzerland. Any profit would be tax-free if the home was a primary residence. 

All from an October newspaper.

Hope you learned something. Jimmy 😏