- “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” especially when to comes to fighting off dementia. An international study (German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases) finds the famously healthy fruit is rich in chemicals that fuel neurons, improving learning and memory. Experiments on mice discovered grey matter increased after they were injected with phytonutrients, like flavonoids, which are abundant in fruits and vegetables. The effects were similar to those seen after exercise, which can also boost brain function.

- There are 126 million single adults in the U.S. and only about one in five are looking for love. Just over half of singles say they have no interest in looking for a romantic partner.

- A YouTuber named Prince Midnight constructed a guitar with a body built from an actual human skeleton. The skeleton, as Prince Midnight tells Guitar World, belonged to his uncle (Filip) who passed away in the 1990s in Greece. Midnight says his uncle “originally donated his skeleton to the local college … after 20 years, he ended up in a cemetery my family had to pay rent on.” Prince Midnight contacted the authorities in order to repatriate his uncle’s remains. When he got the box of bones from Greece he didn’t know what to do. So he thought he’d turn his uncle into a guitar. •

- Do you feel a bit foggy in the dead of winter? It’s not just the cold weather getting you down. According to a study, the season may have an effect on how your brain works. Researchers (University of Liège) found that brain activity while performing a set of tasks differed at certain times of the year. The researchers found that brain activity while performing sustained-attention tasks peaked during the summer and dipped during the winter. And when it came to memory, the most brain activity was in the autumn and the least was in the spring.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: UMBILICAL CORD STOLEN FROM STORAGE UNIT _ State Police in Pennsylvania are investigating the robbery of a storage unit where thousands of dollars in electronics, vapes, and even an umbilical cord was stolen. According to the police report, an unknown suspect broke into the unit and stole: a Chromebook; a toaster oven; 20 Xbox games; clothing; an LG 55″ Smart TV; a box of kids toys; a baby footprint ceramic tile; and umbilical cord.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: SEMI CRASH SPILLS CANS OF BEER ALL OVER HIGHWAY _ A tractor trailer crash that shut down part of Interstate 95 in north Florida left its haul of beer cans spilling out onto the highway. The accident caused the semi’s trailer to rip apart, with cans of Michelob Ultra and Natural Light spilling out onto the road.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: HIGHWAY SLOW RIDE _ Police in Germany had to resort to shutting down a highway to stop an elderly man driving down the wrong side of the road. The man was apparently so convinced he was in the correct lane that he continually blinked his lights at oncoming traffic. Even after bullhorns and lights from 10 police cars tried to alert the man, he kept on driving. Finally the 82-year-old was forced to pull over at a roadblock.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: STOMACH PAIN CAUSED BY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT _ In Thailand a pain in a woman’s gut lasted ten years till finally x-rays were taken to find the problem. Turns out doctors had left a clamp her stomach after an operation a decade earlier.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: PRISONER GETS FLIRTY ON ZOOM _ In a video chat Demetrius Lewis told the woman he was talking to, “I just had to tell you: you’re gorgeous.” She replied, “Flattery will get you everywhere. But maybe not here.” The video chat was for Lewis’ bond hearing in a Florida virtual courtroom — and Tabitha Blackmon was the judge.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: BOMB THREAT WITH BOMB THAT DOESN’T EXIST YET _ People at a grocery store in Logan, Utah, called police to report a man “acting strange and mumbling about a bomb threat at the courthouse.” When officers arrived the man “blurted out” to them there was “an active bomb threat” because “there are two judges trying to play dirty,” and they’d find his car there. Naturally, officers requested colleagues check out the courthouse, and they found the car parked across a walkway. A police dog didn’t find any sign of explosives. Well, the man told them, the bomb “didn’t exist yet,” but named a specific judge who, he said, “needed to die.” Zachary Aaron Kidd was arrested.

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Fun Facts

✓ Pringles aren’t slices of potato. The company presses dehydrated potato flakes together to get the signature shape.

✓ Sloths are able to hold their breath longer than dolphins. Nearly 40 minutes thanks to their ability to slow their heart rate.

GEOGRAPHY FACTS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!

• Australia is wider than the moon

• The majority of Canadians live south of Seattle, Washington.

• Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

• A major FedEx hub is in Anchorage, Alaska, because the city is located within 9.5 hour of flying time to almost 90 percent of the industrialized world.

• Maryland has no natural lakes.

• Maine is the closest point in the U.S. to Africa.

• Canada has the longest coastline in the world.

• Maine borders exactly one state. Tennessee and Missouri border eight apiece.
• THE SCIENCE BEHIND KISSING

It’s estimated that 90 percent of the people in the world kiss. HowStuffWorks decided to dig into the origin of the kiss and why we do it.

• For Food: Some anthropologists think kissing might have originated with human mothers feeding their babies much the way birds do.

• As Instinct: Other researchers believe primates that kiss, like the Bonobo apes, prove the desire to kiss is instinctive. These apes actually kiss to relieve tension after disputes!

• To Find the Right Mate: Researchers have proven that women prefer men with immune system proteins that are different from their own. In theory, having a baby with someone with different immune proteins can lead to healthier offspring.

• To Achieve Euphoria: When you kiss, your brain responds by ordering your body to produce oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin and adrenaline. Along with natural endorphins, these chemicals produce the euphoria most people feel during a good kiss.

Water cooler question

One-third of these occur on Mondays. (Heart attacks)

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