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(Source: White House)

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X = 0.999999999999... 
10x = 9.99999999999999... 
10X - X = 9.99999999999... - 0.99999999999... 
9X = 9 
X = 1.

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How to cure coughs easily (especially those which lasts for weeks) without medicine

(DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR THE REFERENCE AND GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE READER. IT IS NOT MEANT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD CONSULT A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR MEDICAL ADVICE AND ANSWERS TO PERSONAL HEALTH QUESTIONS)

This is what I drink when I have coughs.
Serving size: 1 pax

Ingredients: an orange (preferably those with lots of juice) and honey.

Steps:

1. Squeeze the orange to a cup.

(Source of illustration: Planning with kids)

2. Add a teaspoon of honey into the cup and steam it for 10 to 15 minutes.

3. Drink it while it's hot/warm.

Drink it for a few weeks. At other times, if you know that you are going to get coughs/sore throat, drink it.

Chocolate is a Poison to Dogs

(Source: Dog Topics)

What makes chocolate toxic, anyway?
Chocolate is made from the fruit (beans) of the cacao tree. Theobromine, a component of chocolate, is the toxic compound in chocolate. It is a naturally occurring stimulant found in the cocoa bean, theobromine increases urination and affects the central nervous system as well as heart muscle. While amounts vary by type of chocolate, it's the theobromine that is poisonous to dogs. (Caffeine is also present in chocolate, but in much smaller amounts than Theobromine.) Both Theobromine and Caffeine are members of a drug class called Methylxanines.

Theobromine and caffeine effects on the body:

Central Nervous System (CNS) stimulant
Cardiovascular stimulant
Increase blood pressure (mild)
Nausea and vomiting
Are some chocolates more toxic than others?
Yes. Unsweetened (baker's) chocolate contains 8-10 times the amount of Theobromine as milk chocolate. Semi-sweet chocolate falls roughly in between the two for Theobromine content. White chocolate contains Theobromine, but in such small amounts that Theobromine poisoning is unlikely. Caffeine is present in chocolate, but less than Theobromine.


Why isn't chocolate toxic to humans?
Humans can break down and excrete Theobromine much more efficiently than dogs. The half life of Theobromine in the dog is long; approximately 17.5 hours.

How Much Chocolate Is Deadly?

White chocolate: 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog, 125 pounds for a 10-pound dog.

Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.

Sweet cocoa: 0.3 ounces per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20-pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10-pound dog.

Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two one-ounce squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20-pound dog; one ounce for a 10-pound dog.

(Source: About.com & Dog Owner's Digest)
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(Source: Visual Econs)

How many water bottles and cellphones are thrown away each day?

The Clean Air Council reports that Americans throw away 2.5 million bottles every hour or 60 million bottles every day. With 70 million bottles used in the United States each day, only 17 percent are recycled. Imagine what the statistics will be like for the whole world, since that includes only the Americans!

Source:(Clean Air Council: Waste Facts and Figures; Waste Management World: Down the Drain)

426000 cellphones are decommissioned each day in the United States alone.

Artist Chris Jordan illustrates the number of cellphones below.

All 426,000 cell phones:

Actual Size:

(Source: Gizmodo)