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Eight facts about Coca-Cola
- In many states in the USA the highway patrol carries two gallons
of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a
car accident.
- You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be
gone in two days.
- To clean a toilet, Pour a can of Coke 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.
- The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve
a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid leaches calcium from bones
and is a major contributor to the increase in osteoporosis.
- To carry Coke syrup, the concentrate, the truck must use the
hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
- To clean corrosion from a cars battery terminal, pour a can
of Coke over the terminal to bubble away the corrosion.
- To loosen a rusted bolt: apply a cloth soaked in Coke to the
rusted bolt for several minutes.
- 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 Coke will help loosen grease stains.
Eight
facts about drinking water
- 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.
- 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
- In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it
is often mistaken for hunger.
- One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for
almost 100% of the dieters in a University of Washington study.
- 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.
- Lack of water is the #1 trigger for daytime fatigue.
- Even mild dehydration will slow down one's metabolism.
- Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a
day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80%
of sufferers.
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