THERE’S A DATING WEBSITE FOR EVERYONE _ All true.
• Farmers Only: A dating site connecting rural singles, farmers, ranchers, and those who embrace country living.
• JDate: A dating platform specifically designed for Jewish singles seeking relationships with others who share their faith and cultural background.
• BBWCupid: A dating service for plus-size singles and those who admire them.
• Women Behind Bars: A pen pal service that connects people with female inmates serving time in prison.
• Geek2Geek: A niche dating site for self-identified geeks, nerds, and tech enthusiasts, though its current functionality appears limited.
• Fitness Singles: A dating platform for fitness enthusiasts and those who prioritize an active lifestyle, with newer alternatives like Datefit also serving this niche.
• Trek Passions: A dating and social networking site specifically for Star Trek fans and science fiction enthusiasts.
• Gluten-Free Date: A dating platform for singles with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
TO GET KIDS TO EAT VEGGIES, GIVE THEM MORE _ Getting kids to eat their vegetables isn’t always easy. But a study found that giving them more may make them inclined to eat more. Researchers from Penn State worked with 51 kids ages 3 to 5 in a daycare center as test subjects. For four weeks, the children were given increasing amounts of carrot sticks with a low-fat dip before they ate lunch, which consisted of macaroni and cheese, steamed broccoli, applesauce and milk. During one of those weeks the kids received no carrots or any other food before lunch. As the amount of carrots the kids were given increased, from 30 grams to 60 grams (about a half cup) to 90 grams, so did the amount eaten. Doubling the portion size of the carrots resulted in the kids eating 47 percent more. Eating more carrots did not result, however, in eating more broccoli — that stayed fairly steady through every test condition. The kids also ate about the same amount of the main meal regardless of how many carrots they had.
JUST SHUT UP IF YOU’RE TRYING TO REMEMBER SOMETHING _ Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes the harder you try to remember something, the farther away from recollection it feels and other times you can easily recall obscure moments of your life with perfect clarity. Researchers (Heriot-Watt University) discovered a connection between how well we remember something and the conditions under which the original memory was formed. What they discovered was that calm surroundings contribute to much better memory retention than anything else and that moments of silence actually help to galvanize memories and strengthen them, allowing them to be recalled with greater detail at a later time. The researchers call this period of quiet calm “quiet resting,” and say the memory of something is stored in greater detail than in those who did not get the benefit of resting.
