It seems that surgical masks can not only be used to keep dangerous particles away from your mouth and nose, as they could also be used as hammocks for baby bunnies.
A man in Ottawa, Canada recycled his used surgical masks into adorable little hammocks for the rabbit babies living at his home. The tiny, fluffy bunnies happily relaxed inside the safety of the dual layers while hanging out in mid-air.
Creative!
Via Laughing Squid
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With over 95 percent of the population vaccinated against the dreaded disease, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has finally declared the continent free of wild polio last August 25. It is a historic day for the region, indeed.
Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus and spreads through person-to-person transmission via contact with fecal matter and, less commonly, droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person. It largely affects children under the age of 5. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "1 in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Among those paralysed, 5 percent to 10 percent die when their breathing muscles become immobilized."
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According to the WHO, global wild poliovirus cases have decreased by over 99 percent since 1988, when the World Health Assembly decided to eradicate the disease worldwide. Two of the three strains are now completely eradicated. Wild polio type 1 now remains only in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“This is a momentous milestone for Africa. Now future generations of African children can live free of wild polio,” added Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “This historic achievement was only possible thanks to the leadership and commitment of governments, communities, global polio eradication partners and philanthropists. I pay special tribute to the frontline health workers and vaccinators, some of whom lost their lives, for this noble cause.”
Now this is good news!
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When this groom said to his wife that “2020 has not been the best year”, he wasn’t expecting Mother Nature herself to react to his statement, as if to ask, “what did you just say!?”
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When the song “Your Body Is A Wonderland” was created, the composer John Mayer probably did not think about the body in a scientific way. But the body really is a wonderland in its own way. It is full of wonders that will surprise you and weird you out.
Cracked.com compiles 22 of these amazing body trivias. See them over at the site.
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Want to dye your dog’s hair without spending a penny? If yes, then just do this: let your dog play on freshly cut grass, and see the results after a few hours. It’s a win-win situation, actually: you get to dye your dog’s hair, while he gets to have fun. The only downside to this one, however, is that you don’t get to pick the dog’s color — it will always be green. But hey, the dogs love it, and I have pictures from Sad and Useless that will prove it!
See the pictures over at the site.
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If ever you have kids, then consider living in a place full of parks and lawns, as well as other greenery, as these could improve children’s IQ, apparently.
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Belgium has found that children who grow up in areas with little greenery are at risk of scoring lower on IQ tests. In their paper posted on the open access site PLOS Medicine, the group describes their study of children's IQ and the amount of greenery where they were growing up, and what they found.
Prior research has shown that children who grow up in areas with less greenery experience more cognitive problems than those who grow up in greener areas. In this new effort, the researchers have found that growing up with less greenery can also reduce a child's intelligence.
Details about this study over at MedicalXpress.
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Most of us fear death. But is death something that we should fear? After all, it is a natural process. Everything that we see in this universe is finite — all of them have an end. In other words, death is something that shouldn’t be feared, but rather accepted. It will be hard, however.
With these things in mind, how do we, at the very least, decrease our fear of death? Jane Wu has some tips for us over at QDT.
What are your thoughts about this one?
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Because normal-sized backscratchers only scratch a small part of your back, why not upgrade to this oversized backscratcher which could cover a large area?
The plastic rake measures 7.5″ across at its widest point, and has 15 tines that flex to match the contours of your back.
The tool only costs $24.99, which is pretty affordable, in my opinion.
What do you think?
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Lead is a substance that is very harmful to humans, especially to children. This is why many institutions have implemented guidelines to help monitor the lead content in food and water, as well as children’s toys. It is difficult to do so, however, as laboratory-based tests take days. But maybe it doesn’t have to be that way in the near future.
Rutgers researchers have created a miniature device for measuring trace levels of toxic lead in sediments at the bottom of harbors, rivers and other waterways within minutes…
"In addition to detecting lead contamination in environmental samples or water in pipes in homes or elementary schools, with a tool like this, someday you could go to a sushi bar and check whether the fish you ordered has lead or mercury in it," said senior author Mehdi Javanmard, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
More details about this over at TechXplore.
Amazing!
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Want to open your door without using keys but don’t want it to be obvious? If your answer was yes to that question, then you might consider having this smart lock called Level Lock that looks like a regular lock.
Some smart locks, like August, Kwikset and others, have distinctive hardware that’s visible from the outside. Billed as an “invisible smart lock,” Level Lock was designed with discretion in mind, according to a statement from Level Home. The lock itself looks like a key lock, but in fact can open by the touch of a finger, a vocal command or with a programmable keycard. You can also give others access to your home through the Level app, and approved guests can gain entry using their phone as a key.
The stainless steel deadbolt hides a CR2 battery within it, which can hold a charge for up to one year, according to the statement. Level Lock’s accompanying app, HomeKit, can connect with both iOS and Android devices.
Unlike other smart locks, such as August, which costs $150, this smart lock is more expensive, costing $329.
I wonder if the accompanying app will remind you when the battery’s low. I also wonder what will happen if the battery runs out.
Well, what do you think?
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Jamie Rust had nothing to do during the lockdown, and so he just decided to improve upon what he likes to do: BBQ. And so, when he, along with some mates, took on the Restaurant Challenge by Altons BBQ World, Rust gave it his best shot. The contest was simple: “replicate classic dishes from some of the biggest chains around, such as KFC, Nando's and Pizza Express.”
… he didn't hold back, forking out £60 ($78) on the ingredients to make his own Big Mac, fries, Filet-O-Fish and apple pie.
In preparation, the dad-of one said he went down to his local branch which supplied him with the packaging so it looked a touch more authentic.
He said: "I cooked 99 percent of the whole menu, made my own Maccies uniform, and even made a custom Lego toy that looked like me with a set of tongs and a BBQ.
"The Sausage and Egg McMuffin and Chicken Legend were identical! Everything else was better than Maccies because of the fresh ingredients and seasoning."
Rust won with a score of 9.9/10. But the battle does not end here, as there’s still the second round, where he hopes to step things up a gear.
The McDonald’s menu took him 18 hours to make.
What are your thoughts about this one?
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What does Queen Elizabeth II eat? How many meals does she have in a day? What is her “guilty pleasure”? What kind of food does she like? What kind of food does she hate? How does she act when she doesn’t like the food? The Queen’s former chef, Darren McGrady answers all of these questions in this article over at Independent.
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At first glance, this might be a toy that you would give to your child. But on second glance, you’ll notice that it comes with a cord which you can attach to it, and then you realize that this isn’t a toy — it’s a fully functioning mini iron. Sold by Japanese company Piera, this tiny appliance costs ¥1,078 (around $10.17).
So just how small is the Mini Iron, as it’s officially (and very appropriately) called? 10 centimeters long by 6.5 wide and 6 tall (3.9, 2.6, and 2.4 inches). If those numbers are too tiny to be meaningful to your mind’s eye, here it is next to an iPhone 7.
Staff over at SoraNews24 tested the product over some shirts. Know what they found out over at the site.
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Aimee Hartley believed that she knew how to breathe. After all, that’s what she has been doing all her life. Aside from that, she was also a yoga teacher, and yoga is a practice which involves breathing exercises.
But then she took a lesson with a breathing coach, who told her where she was going wrong. He pointed out she wasn’t taking the air into her lower lungs but was, she says, an “upper chest breather. He then taught me this conscious breathing and I felt my lower belly open, and I felt myself breathing a lot better after just one session. So I then became fascinated by how we breathe.”
Now, Hartley is a Transformational Breath Coach, passing on to people what she had learned about breathwork.
These are exercises that promise to help us become better breathers, which, it is claimed by practitioners, can transform our physical and mental health by improving immune function, sleep, digestion and respiratory conditions, and reducing blood pressure and anxiety (or transporting you to a higher realm of consciousness, if that is your thing).
There is little high-quality research to back up many of these claims, although it has become widely accepted that diaphragmatic breathing (engaging the large muscle between the chest and abdomen to take bigger, deeper lungfuls of air) can reduce feelings of stress and anxiety – and the NHS recommends this for stress relief.
So how do we breathe well? See the steps over at The Guardian.
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Ever since the release of Justice League in 2017, people have been asking for the director’s cut, which is commonly known as the Snyder Cut. On May 20 of this year, Snyder himself confirmed that it will be released.
Just recently, the official trailer of Zack Snyder’s Justice League was released, and fans are looking forward to the film, which will be shown sometime next year. The trailer features some muted scenes from the film, overlaid with the song Hallelujah.
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