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dyeing your hair recharges your batteries.

In addition to making you look younger, coloring your hair makes you feel more energized. British researchers who measured how women felt before and after a dye job (even just to cover a few stray grays) discovered that 100% of the women experienced a surge in energy and confidence!

Changing your hair is the easiest way to transform yourself and replenish your zest for life, says Charla Krupp, author os How Not to Look Old.

~Woman’s World Magazine

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this tip for reversing winter weight gain. Soak up some sun to curb cravings.  Without enough sunlight, your body’s production of the feel-good hormone serotonin dips dramatically. That may trigger cravings for chips, cookies, ice cream and other refined carbs, which have the power to raise serotonin levels, too, but for a price: calories. But sitting in the sun (or even a brightly lit room) for at least 10 – 15 minutes a day can do the same thing.

~Woman’s World

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how to ice proof your car windows. Expecting frost overnight? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water and spray on your car windows at night. In the morning, they should be clear of the icy mess.  How does it work? Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water – preventing water from freezing. What to do if you wake up to an already frozen car? Just spray the mixture on your window and watch it melt.

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how to prevent your car doors from freezing shut using cooking spray.  Spray cooking spray on the rubber seals around car doors and rub it in with a paper towel, “Doors freeze when snow melts into the seals during the day, and then freezes at night,” says Robert Sinclair Jr. of AAA, The oils in the cooking spray prevent water from melting into the rubber in the first place.

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this trick for de-icing your frozen car door lock. Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key and the lock to solve the problem.  Why does this work?  Because hand sanitizers contain alcohol, the main ingredient in most commercial de-icers.  Just make sure to use a hand sanitizer that’s 60% alcohol.  Sanitizers with less alcohol than that won’t work. (And guess what…with less than 60% alcohol they won’t sanitize your hands, either!)

Betcha didn’t know…how to energize in two minutes.

Here’s a quick and easy way to catch your second wind in two minutes. Simply rub each fingertip for about 15 seconds. That stimulates acupressure points that boost flow, which jumpstarts your energy level by sending extra oxygen to your brain.

~Woman’s World

Betcha didn’t know – the power of looking at green.

When you are feeling tired, just take a look at something bright green. Receptors in the eye are sensitive to the color’s wave-length, stimulating the brain and relaxing the eye strain that causes tiredness.

~Woman’s World

Ever find that you’re about to head out the door and notice that you’ve got a big ink spot on your shirt, or that your button is about to pop off? Or maybe your dress is suffering from a big case of static cling? Perhaps your zipper is stuck or you accidentally shrank your sweater in the dryer? Never fear because today I present to you five quick fixes for for these basic clothing mishaps. Give them a try and come back and let me know what you think.

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Tip #1: How to use hand sanitizer to get ink off your clothing

If you find yourself with ballpoint pen ink on your shirt, just cover it completely with hand sanitizer and blot with a clean cloth or paper towel. Keep repeating until the stain is removed.  Here’s why it works. The hand sanitizer is made of mostly alcohol so it breaks down the ink.

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Tip #2: How to unshrink a sweater

If your favorite sweater accidentally found it’s way into the dryer and looks more like it would fit your 7 year old daughter, you can use hair conditioner to fix the problem. Just soak the sweater in a sinkful of water with a few dollops of hair conditioner, then gently squeeze out the excess water.  Lay the sweater flat on a towel and gently pull to stretch and reshape it. Let it completely dry.  Here’s why it works. Ingredients in hair conditioner loosen the sweater fibers so they can be expanded, and letting it fully dry sets the fibers into the new shape.

Tip #3: How to unstick a zipper with a pencil

If you have a stuck zipper that just won’t budge, just rub a number two pencil along the length of the zipper to coat it with the lead and make it slippery. Your zipper should be zipping in no time. Here’s why it works. Pencils are made with graphite carbon which acts as a lubricant for the teeth of the zipper.

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Tip #4: How to keep a button from popping off

If you have a button that is loose and about to pop off, just pull the threads in tight and apply clear nail polish to the back of the button so the threads are glued into place. Here’s why it works. the polish acts as a glue.

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Tip #5: How to stop static cling with a hanger

If your clothes are sticking to you because of static cling this winter, try this tip. Just run a metal hanger over your clothes or nylons after you put them on. Here’s why it works. the metal discharges the buildup of static electricity, and prevents static cling.

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chewing gum can slow down aging.

Nothing ages your heart, brain, kidneys and skin faster that the stress hormone cortisol, says Ronald Klatz, M.D., of the American Academy of anti-Aging Medicine.  To the rescue: a piece of gum!

Proof that it works:

In an Australian study, two sets of people were asked to complete the same stressful tasks. The only difference: Half were told to chew sugarless gum, too. Result: Cortisol levels in the gum chewers 16 % lower than in the non-gum chewers! That’s because chewing gum boosts blood flow to the brain, easing the stress response.

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even more random and useless facts. These were sent to us by a Coffee Break reader. While we can’t verify the correctness of all of these facts, we think they are funny, interesting, informative and, above all, useless. Perhaps these tidbits will help you win a game show sometime. If so, please remember us. Enjoy!

- Babies are born without kneecaps; they don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

- Butterflies taste with their feet.

- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds; dogs only have about 10.

- “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.

- February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to have not had a full moon.

- In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

- It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

- Leonardo da Vinci invented the scissors.

- No words in the English language rhyme with “month,” “orange,” “silver,” or “purple.”

- Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

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even more random and useless facts. These were sent to us by a Coffee Break reader.  While we can’t verify the correctness of all of these facts, we think they are funny, interesting, informative and, above all, useless. Perhaps these tidbits will help you win a game show sometime. If so, please remember us. Enjoy!

-  A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

-  A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

-  A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

-  A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

-  A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time representing 1/100th of a second.

-  A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

-  A snail can sleep for three years.

-  Al Capone’s business card said that he was a used furniture dealer.

-  Almonds are a member of the peach family.

-  An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

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Betcha didn’t know…

more random and useless facts. These were sent to us by a Coffee Break reader.  While we can’t verify the correctness of all of these facts, we think they are funny, interesting, informative and, above all, useless. Perhaps these tidbits will help you win a game show sometime. If so, please remember us. Enjoy!

-  Most dust particles in your house are made up of shed dead skin cells.

-  The first owner of the Marlboro cigarette company died of lung cancer, along with the first “Marlboro Man.”

-  Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

- Pearls disintegrate in vinegar.

-  The three most valuable brand names on earth are:  Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser—in that order.

-  Cows can walk up stairs with no trouble, but they cannot walk back down them.

-  A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.

-  Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet in order to avoid exposure to airborne particles that are projected into the air after a toilet is flushed.

-  Turtles can breathe through their butts.

-  A dime has 118 ridges around its edge.

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