TODAY IS:
- National Airborne Day – honors the nation’s airborne divisions of the Armed Forces
- National Tell a Joke Day
- National Rollercoaster Day
- National Rum Day – good day for a piña colada.
Men who eat vegetables smell sexier … Yep, an Australian study has found that men who ate a lot of vegetables and fruit had better smelling sweat than guys who ate mostly carbs like bread and pasta. They were also found to be more attractive to the women that smelled them. (Pure Wow)
Chemistry test. A match.com survey revealed that 31% of singles say it only takes 15 minutes of a date to decide if they have chemistry with the other person. (Your Tango)
You probably already know this, but binge-watching is messing with your sleep. Now a new study confirms it. According to researchers, binge-watching increases cognitive alertness [your brain is wide awake], which results in bad sleep, insomnia, and, naturally, fatigue the next day. The study found that 80% of young adults said they were binge-watchers, with 20% binge-watching a few times a week. (Eurekalert)
A neighborly nosh. A new service that just launched in New York is giving new meaning to "home cooking" … by hooking up foodies with regular folks who'll invite them over for dinner in their own homes. EatWith, which currently has about 70 amateur chefs signed up, lets adventurous eaters swing by strangers' homes for intriguing meals that might not be available in restaurants – from Bosnian specialties to old-school soul food. Think of it as AirBnB at the dinner table. (AM New York)
Lifestyles of the rich and famous … kids. Ferrari is re-introducing a child-sized scale model of one of their classic cars, which runs on actual gas – although it has a top speed of just five miles an hour. The price? $100,000. If you're in the market, you'll have to fly over to London, where the thing is available at Harrod's (Metro)
Why they cheat. According to researchers at the University of Tennessee, there are two main reasons Millennials cheat on their partners. Cheaters either feel their partner isn’t satisfying their needs or they feel they want more independence. So, they’re either looking for more out of a relationship than they were getting – or they’re trying to get away from what they feel is a suffocating relationship.
Bonus Fast Fact: 22% of men and 14% of women admit to having an affair outside their marriage. (Business Insider)