Healthy Home Newsletter December 2017 - Volume XV, Issue 12 | Page 5

“ Diets & Dying ” ( funny !)
December Fun Facts
Here ’ s the final word on nutrition and health . It ’ s a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies . �
* The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Canadians , the British , or Americans .
* The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than Canadians , the British , or Americans .
* The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Canadians , the British , or Americans .
* The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than Canadians , the British , or Americans .
* CONCLUSION : Eat and drink whatever you like . Speaking English is apparently what kills you . �
The birthstone for December is Turquoise .
Sagittarius and Capricorn are the astrological signs for December .
The birth flower for December is the narcissus .
On December 3 , 1967 the first heart transplant was completed .
December 3 rd is International Day of the Disabled Person .
The Smile Emoticon Turns 35
Happy Birthday , smiley face . : - )
The smiley face emoticon — and its less happy cousin , the frowny face — turned 35 this year .
Scott Fahlman , a Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor is responsible for creating it . He created it on an electronic bulletin board as a way to indicate jokes or sarcasm . The emoticon was really the beginning emojis , which have changed the way we communicate .
December 7 , 1960 , the first episode of Coronation Street based in Weatherfield , a fictional town in Greater Manchester is broadcast in Britain . Coronation Street is the longest running TV soap opera in the world .
December 7 , 1948 , the Canadian low temperature record was set n the Yukon when it dipped down to 87 degree below zero ( Fahrenheit ).
The bowling ball was invented on December 29 , 1862
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