did you know :

The recomended healthy breakfast is lightly cooked porridge oats, with bran flakes, chopped banana and pear, a few dates and sultanas.. gorgeous!

When you crack your knuckles the pop you hear is a bubble of gas bursting.

There are exactly 1792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Flamingos get their pink colour from the shrimps they eat.

You can see the stars during the day from the bottom of a well.

Dolphins dont breathe automatically, they have to tell themselves to do it.

The average heart beats 100,000 times each day.

You need to drink 100 cups of coffee in four hours to get a lethal dose of caffeine which is 10 grams.

There is not any word in the English language to rhyme with silver, month, orange or purple.

There was only 20 seconds of fuel left when the Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the moon.

nasal douche

1. Take 1 litre of boiled water and cool to body temperature, then dissolve 1 teaspoonful of salt and 1 teaspoonful of sodium bicarbonate
2. Insert nose into liquid and sniff up both nostrils. DO NOT SWALLOW it will make you sick. Repeat as often as needed.

The action of the liquid removes deposits created by allergic reactions. It also softens and loosens mucus plugging. Sniffing creates a small suction effect which draws mucus out of the sinuses and eustachian tube.


fish oil pills

New studies show omega-3 fish oil pills may soothe super dry skin. Patients who took them in a study reported in Allure magazine, saw significant results. You can see, within six weeks, the skin, hair and nails improve.