Archive for the ‘Did you know’ Category
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
This news came as a surprise to me, but is commonly known. Fluorescent light bulbs contain phosphor and mercury. If they are broken, special handling is necessary to prevent being poisoned by mercury or cut with glass coated with phosphor. Phosphor prevents blood clotting so any cut resulting from broken ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
For those of you out there who have kids, pets, or crazy relatives that eat random leaves from your yard :), I have compiled a list with pictures of common plants in your home and garden that can make your children or pets very sick, or kill them if ingested. ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Scientists have identified a component in human saliva that speeds up the process of wound healing, and can be easily produced in mass quantities in a lab. The protien is called histatin and was thought only to be an antibacterial until scientists were able to isolate it in a lab ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Volatile organic compounds, or VOC's were found in 6 top selling laundry and air freshener products that were not listed on the ingredient label. Even the usually reliable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the products in question only listed "a mixture of scented oils" in their ingredient description. Anne ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
I love Scarlet runner beans. They both look beautiful and taste yummy. At times, I would over eagerly rush into my garden to see my newly formed "babies" and to savor their delicate flavor fresh off the vine. It came as a shock to me to discover that Scarlet and ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
My husband and I have an extensive garden. I suggested one day that he grow soybeans because they are so tasty as edamame. He told me that unprocessed soybeans are toxic. Skeptical to the end, I decided to go online, where the answer would be at my fingertips. I was ...
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