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- thesauce, on 10/12/2007, -4/+58Next year, the list of "50 Things We Know Now, That We Didn't Know in 2006" will be
1.Recently discovered eyelash mites digg into the human brain and eat it from the inside out.
2.U.S. life expectancy in 2006 dropped to a record low of 77 days. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52Because cheese is delicious?
- Ystig, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51"16. A new planet described as a "super-Earth," which weighs 13 times as much as our planet, exists in a solar system 9,000 light-years away."
Some quick research on the subject indicates what's even more remarkable is its defense force:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Earth_Defense_Force - ChronicColonic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+41Teeth and ***** don't mix.
- david76, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3724. At least once a week, 28 percent of high school students fall asleep in school, 22 percent fall sleep while doing homework and 14 percent get to school late or miss school because they overslept.
Considering all we know about sleep requirements of adolescents, I still wonder why the school day doesn't start later. Where I went to high school, the day started around 7:00 if you took 0-hour, and 8:00 if you didn't. For inner city students bussed out to the county, they were getting on busses around 6am to get to school by 8am. And we wonder why so many don't do well in school? - lansuggs, on 10/12/2007, -6/+41Rocks with teeth would chicken :)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34If you got rid of your eye mites, your eye lashes would be filthy. The mites eat the crud that gets caught in your lashes.
- lansuggs, on 10/12/2007, -7/+373. Becoming a pirate actually does stop global warming.
4. Bird flu never went epidemic/pandemic.
5. The Bush admins extensions of executive power with the "2007 Everybody's a Terrorist Act" would ruin all liberty. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30I sure would like to find a way to get rid of those mites in my eyelashes...
I wonder what they use the claws for... - KamikazeeDriver, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Cheese is awesome.
- theOster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19and in the "just for the hell of it" category:
50. Researchers from the University of Manchester managed to induce teeth growth in normal chickens - activating genes that have lain dormant for 80 million years. - KissTheRing, on 10/12/2007, -5/+23[sarcastic]
51. Lance Bass is gay
[/sarcastic] - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21They orgasm. And this is a scientific fact!
- cachemoney, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18"25. Women gain weight when they move in with a boyfriend because their diet deteriorates, but men begin to eat more healthy food when they set up a home with a female partner."
OH REALLY? We didn't know this until this year? I could have told you that 10 years ago. - grazwa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1619. Red wine contains anti-inflammatory chemicals that stave off diseases affecting the gums and bone around the teeth.
20. A substance called resveratrol, also found in red wine, protects mice from obesity and the effects of aging, and perhaps could do the same for humans.
48. Red wines from southwest France and Sardinia boast the highest concentrations of chemical compounds that promote heart health.
List Sponsored by Jacobs Creek - h0ly, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17how long until they turn on the dormant laser gene on sharks?
- VAXcat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15 Eyelash mites have been known for decades. I first read about 'em in the early 60s in Scientifica American.
- spokenrope, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14"50 Things We Know Now, That We Didn't Know In 2005"
#1 thing to learn in 2007: Proper comma usage - probeta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11@iman7900- they list sources at the end
that being said, a link for each story would make this much more interesting,,, - dierien2001, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Chickens with teeth would rock :)
- ZeroMP, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I think it is high time we invent a warp drive and travel to this "Super-Earth" and put it in its place once and for all.
"Super-Earth"... sounds like a good place for a plundering...
We'll show them who's super when we enslave the native populace and force
them to work our mines and oil rigs until we've cleaned them out and left them
behind on a smoldering husk of planet - moving on to the next Earth imposter.
Who's with me!?!! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1038. Most of us have microscopic, wormlike mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
I am certain that I saw a documentary about this well before this year. What was not known then, and I am not sure if they know now, is how they live and reproduce. I guess they are very difficult to study. - santu, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Making good wine is not only related to having good grapes but also to the quality of the soil, the amount of sunlight, temperature, and of course technique.
Some Chilean wines are ok but i usually find them to be rather agressive. They tend to be very strong on the first taste and then vanish pretty early.
On another hand, some wines from Bordeaux just suck but that's another story. That said, nothing compares to a Chateau d'Yquem, a Chateau Margaux or some Montagne Saint Emilion speaking of wines from Bordeaux. I'll tell you about Bourgogne another time :) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9"Things We Know Now"
"We may have"
I am liking this article less the more I read it. - kilworth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+813. Ancient humans from Asia may have entered the Americas following an ocean highway made of dense kelp.
Eh.. yeah for sure.. any background information on that? ^^ - RockMyMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I want to know more about #49. I ride my bike almost two hours a day from March to September, so that one caught my attention more then any of them.
- dilbertmouse, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Digg,
I don't mind you ruling my life, but please try not to contradict yourself on the same day. It just makes me cry.
http://digg.com/health/Milk_is_Bad_For_You_2 - csrster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10thcobbs: if I were you, I'd be trying the "orally-ingested semen reduces allergies" tactic.
- muller, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15Since medscrape.com requires an account, here's the text regarding the chocolate milk thing:
Feb. 27, 2006 — Chocolate milk is an effective postexercise drink that improves recovery, according to the results of a small, randomized trial reported in the February issue of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.
"Our study indicates that chocolate milk is a strong alternative to other commercial sports drinks in helping athletes recover from strenuous, energy-depleting exercise," coauthor Joel M. Stager, PhD, from Indiana University in Bloomington, said in a news release. "Chocolate milk contains an optimal carbohydrate to protein ratio, which is critical for helping refuel tired muscles after strenuous exercise and can enable athletes to exercise at a high intensity during subsequent workouts."
On 3 separate days, 9 male, endurance-trained cyclists performed an interval workout followed by 4 hours of recovery, and a subsequent endurance trial to exhaustion at 70% maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max). In a single-blind, randomized design, the men drank equivalent volumes of chocolate milk, fluid replacement drink (FR), or carbohydrate replacement drink (CR) immediately after the first exercise bout and 2 hours of recovery. The chocolate milk and CR had equivalent carbohydrate content. Primary endpoints were time to exhaustion, average heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and total work for the endurance exercise.
Time to exhaustion and total work were significantly greater for chocolate milk and for FR trials than for CR trials, suggesting that chocolate milk is an effective recovery aid between 2 exhausting exercise bouts.
Study limitations include the possibility that the 4-hour recovery period limited the complete digestion of the complex carbohydrates contained in CR.
"The results of this study suggest that chocolate milk, with its high carbohydrate and protein content, may be considered an effective alternative to commercial FR and CR for recovery from exhausting, glycogen-depleting exercise," the authors write.
The Dairy and Nutrition Council, Inc, supported this study in part.
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2006;16:78-91
Learning Objectives for This Educational Activity
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
* Compare the effect of chocolate milk, FR, and CR on cycling endurance in endurance-trained athletes.
* Compare the effect of chocolate milk, FR, and CR on total work performed by endurance-trained athletes.
Clinical Context
According to the authors, the amount of stored glycogen in skeletal muscles influences exercise performance, and delaying carbohydrate ingestion for 2 hours after a workout can reduce the rate of glycogen resynthesis by half. Studies noted by the authors have suggested that 50 to 75 g of carbohydrate be ingested within 30 to 45 minutes after exercise, with ingestion of 1.2 to 1.5 g carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight per hour for the next few hours. Protein ingestion also has been shown to hasten the rate of glycogen synthesis. CR and FR, which replenish fluid and electrolytes lost during exercise but contain less carbohydrates, are 2 types of postexercise drinks that have been formulated to address glycogen synthesis and carbohydrate replacement.
The current trial is a single-blind, randomized, crossover experimental study using endurance athletes as their own controls to compare the effect of 3 types of drinks: chocolate milk, FR, and CR with the equivalent carbohydrate content of chocolate milk, on performance as measured by time to exhaustion, average heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and total work performed.
Study Highlights
* 9 healthy, nonsmoking male endurance-trained cyclists aged 19 to 22 years with weight range of 68 to 82 kg from one university were recruited for the study.
* Each subject participated in 4 testing sessions with each session separated by 1 week.
* All subjects kept a dietary record for 3 days prior to the sessions and refrained from heavy exercise within 24 hours.
* The first session consisted of an incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer to determine VO2max and maximum power output at VO2max.
* The remaining 3 sessions were conducted as a randomized crossover design and consisted of 2 bouts of cycling to exhaustion separated by 4 hours of recovery.
* The first bout consisted of alternating periods of work and recovery in an interval format until glycogen depletion.
* During the 4-hour recovery period, athletes were offered equal volumes of low fat chocolate milk (The Kroger Co) or FR (Gatorade) or CR (Endurox).
* The carbohydrate content of chocolate milk and CR were similar.
* Following the recovery period, the second exercise bout was performed at 70% VO2max until exhaustion to maintain their previous pedal cadence (85 - 100 rpm).
* Cyclists were not allowed to stand on pedals while cycling.
* Investigators were blinded to allocation of fluids, which were in opaque bottles.
* Blood samples from fingertips were taken for lactate levels prior to and on completion of each exercise trial and at 2 hours into the recovery period.
* Subjects were permitted to freely drink water, but no other food was allowed during the recovery period.
* Both time to exhaustion and total work performed during the endurance performance ride were significantly greater (P < .05) in the chocolate milk and FR trials vs the CR trial.
* Subjects cycled 49% and 54% longer following chocolate milk and FR ingestion vs CR ingestion.
* Total amount of work performed was 57% and 48% greater for chocolate milk and FR ingestion vs the CR ingestion.
* No significant differences occurred in any other variables, including heart rate, rating of perceived exertion during the endurance performance trials, and postexercise lactate levels.
* Body mass index and total body water did not differ between treatments.
* Total amount of water consumed was similar for the 3 groups.
* No significant differences occurred in macronutrient content of diets for the athletes before the trial.
Pearls for Practice
* Low-fat chocolate milk and FR ingestion as recovery fluids are associated with greater endurance in terms of time to exhaustion vs a CR for cycling in male endurance athletes.
* Chocolate milk and FR ingestion as recovery fluids are associated with greater work performed at 70% VO2max in male endurance cyclists. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8number 13 isn't talking about the bearing strait
- Funksalad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+843. Sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday can disturb your body clock, leaving you fatigued at the start of the week.
Same with this one. How could we not know this last year?
Some of these are just plain stupid. - eponymous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That was the one I was most curious about... Looks like the source is MSNBC / U of Oregon...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11451754/ - L1sa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6My eyelashes house worm-like creatures with claws and a mouth? What happens to them when I put on my mascara?
- Jist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"Just 30 minutes of continuous kissing can diminish the body's allergic reaction to pollen, relaxing the body and reducing production of histamine, a chemical cell given out in response to allergens."
New pickup line: "Hey baby, you allergic to pollen?" - VioletArrows, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@dierien
Dude, have you ever been bitten by a chicken (or any other passerine bird)? It's like sticking your fingers in scissors. Giving them teeth is just upping the scissor blades to serrated. - scutter, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9More info on #49 (chocolate milk helps athletes recover from workout): http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/524370
- Battlecry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Because the cheese manufacturers of america did a study that found that everyone loves their product and will want to eat more, no matter what anyone else says.
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, my wife has allergies... lets see what she says to this.
Thanks to this list: http://www.surfwedding.com/10reasons.htm
I never hear "But I have a headache" anymore - bmson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Is Lance Bass gay? nnoooo...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Well the Global Warming crowd would probably have a few words to say about #22
22. The hole in the earth's ozone layer is closing - and could be entirely closed by 2050. Meanwhile, the amount of greenhouse gases is increasing. - Skotasma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+432. Just 30 minutes of continuous kissing can diminish the body's allergic reaction to pollen, relaxing the body and reducing production of histamine, a chemical cell given out in response to allergens.
Guess I gotta try to prove that one :) - iman79, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4are these all credible?
- ZeroMP, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"33. Saturn's moon Titan features vast swaths of "sand seas" covered with row after row of dunes from 300 to 500 feet high. Radar images of these seas, which stretch for hundreds of miles, bear a stunning likeness to ranks of dunes in Namibia and Saudi Arabia."
Aha! We'll make a stop off at Saturn and pillage these "sand seas" to make
the windshields of our imperial fleet. And if it is indeed like Saudi Arabia there
will also no doubt be oil to be found....
Yes.. things are starting to fall into place now, my plan is coming together
quite nicely. First the minimoons, then the oil ... er. sand seas - followed
by the utter destruction of Super-Earth, and Regular Earth becomes the
supreme Earth once again. Bwaha.. ha... hahAHHAHAHAHAA - InsolentRock, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"32. Just 30 minutes of continuous kissing can diminish the body's allergic reaction to pollen, relaxing the body and reducing production of histamine, a chemical cell given out in response to allergens."
Well, pucker up dandelions, 'cause I'm going downtown on your ass. - Ellsass, on 11/05/2008, -1/+5If only we could buy real (i.e. unpasteurized) cheese here in the U.S. like the rest of the world. Pasteurization kills a lot of the things that makes cheese taste good.
- hbweb500, on 10/12/2007, -0/+411th indicator that youre addicted to digg...
"1.Recently discovered eyelash mites digg into the human brain and eat it from the inside out." - MightyGiant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4What about 50 things that we don't know now, that we did in 2005?
- Shiggen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+43. Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
Sweet. So now I can stay up all night on the computer because of my blue Win Xp taskbar. -
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