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    80% of workers experience “Sunday Scaries” — anticipatory anxiety that peaks Sunday night The physiological effects are so real that heart attacks spike Monday morning by 20%, while the sympathetic nervous system activates for the workweek The body essentially treats the return
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    Your brain is wired to value physical objects far more than digital ones This is why unwrapping the physical disc of a new game generally feels more satisfying than downloading it
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    Jul 11
    Today is National Mojito Day It was originally created in 16th-century Cuba as a medicine for sailors to treat scurvy. Its name comes from the Spanish word ‘mojadito’ — meaning “a little wet”
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    Jul 11
    Cannabis use can decrease REM sleep, the stage of sleep associated with dreaming When smokers stop using cannabis, they may experience “rebound REM” sleep — leading to more intense and vivid dreams
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    Jul 9
    In 1977, Bonnie Tyler had vocal-cord surgery and was told to rest her voice for six weeks She screamed in frustration one day, resulting in a permanent rasp that defined the rest of her career
    Album cover for Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart
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    Jul 9
    Cunctatious (adj.) — A rare English word for someone habitually slow or prone to procrastination From the Latin cunctari, meaning ‘to delay’
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    Jul 8
    250 years ago today, John Nixon delivered the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
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    Jul 8
    True or False: Babies under 6 months can have small amounts of water
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    Jul 8
    False — Babies under six months should never drink water Their stomachs are too small, it dilutes sodium levels, and their kidneys can’t filter it properly, which can cause water intoxication
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    Jul 7
    When Houston airport kept receiving complaints about the seven-minute wait time for luggage, they moved the gate to make passengers walk six times longer to get their bags As a result, complaints decreased to near zero
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    Jul 6
    Today is International Kissing Day The longest kiss ever recorded lasted 58 hours and 35 minutes
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    “Du bist gut genug” is actually a German phrase that means “You are good enough”
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    Jul 3
    140 years ago today, Karl Benz unveiled the first gas-powered car in Germany. It had no steering wheel, no roof, and a top speed of 10 mph His wife, Bertha Benz, once secretly drove it 66 miles to prove it wouldn’t explode
    Black and white photograph from 1886 showing Karl Benz seated at the controls of his three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen, the first practical automobile
    Black and white studio portrait from the 1880s depicting Bertha Benz
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    Jul 2
    Congrats, you’ve made it halfway through 2026
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