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>WATER
>1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half
>the world's population)
>2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often
>mistaken for hunger.
>3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
>4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost
>100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington
>study.
>5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
>6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could
>significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
>7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,
>trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the
computer
>screen or on a printed page.
>8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer
>by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and
one
>is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount
>of water you should every day?
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>COKE
>1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of
>Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
>2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in
>two days.
>3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and
>let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric
>acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
>4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
>rumpled piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in
>Coca-Cola.
>5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola
>over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
>6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the
>rusted bolt for several minutes.
>7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan,
>wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the
ham
>is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke
>for a sumptuous brown gravy.
>8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of
>greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle.
The
>Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze
>from your windshield.
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>For Your Information:
>1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8.
>It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches
>calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in
> osteoporosis.
>2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must
>use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly
corrosive
>materials.
>3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
>their trucks for about 20 years!
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>Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or coke?
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