\u27a2 Imagine riding a mile through a sewage system\u2026 a woman in New Jersey recently did just that. A powerful storm came through the area Monday afternoon, and left many without power and cars trapped across the state.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old DoorDash driver tried to drive through floodwaters and hercar began to float and the tide moved it toward a large viaduct opening. She got out of the car and was swept into a large drainage system that runs under the city.\u00a0 She was carried underground for one mile and eventually shot out into the Passaic River, where she swam to shore.\u00a0 She survived with only minor injuries.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 This is sort of a lucky catch. A six-year-old girl was fishing in the Severn River in Maryland recently when she reeled in a cellphone in a waterproof case. The girl\u2019s mother, Emily, took the phone home and let it rest in some rice to absorb any moisture and then plugged it in to find it still functioned properly. They discovered the phone belonged to Preston Shapiro, an eighth-grader who said he lost the phone in the water while kayaking about a year earlier.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 Free smartphone chargers might be going the way of free checked luggage. Recently Apple said they would exclude a free chargers with the release of the new iPhone, and now Samsung is saying it may do the same. Reports say Samsung may no longer include a free charger with the purchase of a new phone because users typically have a charger from a previous purchase, and it\u2019s a way to cut costs. They also argue that the move is good for the environment. The decision isn\u2019t final yet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Daniel Craig has been voted the best \u2018James Bond\u2019 ever. More than 18,000 readers of the British website LADBible voted in the final round, with Craig coming out on top with 51% of the vote, beating Sean Connery in second (24%), Pierce Brosnan in third (17%), and Roger Moore in fourth (9%). In the earlier rounds of voting, Timothy Dalton, who starred in two movies, was decisively eliminated by Connery and Brosnan, with just 3.7% of the vote, while George Lazenby fared even worse, receiving just 1.5% against Moore and Craig.<\/p>\n \u27a2 When Billy Joel is walking down the street, and sees a piano on the sidewalk, what do you think he does?\u00a0 He\u00a0PLAYS<\/a>\u00a0it, of course. This actually happened a few weeks ago in Huntington, Long Island.\u00a0 Billy happened to see an upright piano someone was throwing away, so have gave it a spin.\u00a0 And he was pretty impressed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Brooks & Dunn<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Red Dirt Road\u00a0album was released in 2003.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n Researchers found that exercise can help prevent, or at least slow down, vision loss. More specifically the findings suggest that exercise is particularly effective at battling macular degeneration, one of the most common causes of blindness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Working out may also help prevent other eye problems including glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. And even better, according to the study, you don\u2019t have to work out all that hard to reap these visual rewards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the study, using mice, all that mattered was that they were exercising, not the intensity of the activities. And more exercise did not necessarily lead to more protection.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a woman on TikTok named Lexy Kadey who started something called the “Venmo Challenge<\/strong><\/a>.”\u00a0 She asks her followers to donate what they can, even if it’s a few cents.\u00a0 Then she uses that money to leave HUGE tips at restaurants.\u00a0 She went to a Cheesecake Factory in Baltimore on the Fourth of July, and left her waitress $628.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups and become “Wine Fairies<\/strong><\/a>” in the last few months.\u00a0 They put together gift baskets that usually include wine, and leave them on people’s doorsteps.\u00a0 Hundreds of chapters have popped up all over the country.\u00a0 The biggest one we’ve seen\u00a0has<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about 80,000 members.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [59] Forest Whitaker, actor (\u201cThe Butler\u201d, Oscar-\u201cThe Last King of Scotland\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [47] Brian Austin Green, actor (\u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d 1990-2000)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n THINGS THAT ARE TABOO IN SOME COUNTRIES <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Somebody asked people from around the world to share weird things that are taboo in their country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here’s what they had to say.\u00a0 (For example:\u00a0 In Turkey you shouldn’t cross your legs in front of elders . . . in Sweden it’s taboo to sit next to or speak to strangers . . . and in Saudi Arabia it’s taboo to talk about sex, drugs, or alcohol, although they talk about them in secret all the time.)<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n EGGSISTENTIAL CRISIS:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n But a new analysis of seven past studies has found just the opposite. The results, published in \u201cThe BMJ\u201d, showed that those who skipped breakfast over a period of at least four weeks lost an average of 1.19 pounds, compared to those who didn\u2019t .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There was no significant difference between the groups when it came to Body Mass Index or fat mass. The researchers concluded that while results showed those who don\u2019t eat breakfast lost weight, skipping breakfast won\u2019t have a significant effect on weight loss.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead it is the quality of breakfast that matters most.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY JULY 15TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/u>The are plenty of good reasons to exercise, but I\u2019m willing to bet you weren\u2019t aware of this one: It\u2019s good for your eyes.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/u>We\u2019ve always been told that it\u2019s important to eat a good breakfast in order to \u201crev up\u201d your metabolism for the day and to prevent overeating later. And that those who don\u2019t eat in the morning actually tend to weigh more than those don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n