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Some FACTS – you may not know

• We all know that water is important but; did you know that:

•     75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated

•     Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%,

•     Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue

•     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

• If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it!)

• The ant can lift 50 times its own weight; can pull 30 times its own weight

• A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death. (Creepy!)

• Butterflies taste with their feet.

• Elephants are the only animals that can't jump

• An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

• Starfish don't have brains

• It is impossible to lick your elbow

• Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear
   by 700 times

• Most lipstick contains fish scales

TIPS FOR A LIFETIME

• Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies treats in the pan. The marshmallow won't stick to your fingers

• Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away

Activities

Fun with Science – science experiments - may require parents help!

How to make:

Yoo Hoo

                     1/2 Cup Nestle chocolate powder

                   1 1/2 Cups Nonfat dry milk powder

                       3 Cups Water

          Mix all contents in a blender for 30 seconds.

          Refrigerate till cool. Makes 2 drinks.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

                     6 oz Pkg semi sweet chocolate chips

                        4 Nestles milk chocolate bars

                  1 1/4 c Peanut butter

     Put chocolate chips, chocolate bars, and 1/4 c peanut butter in top

    of double boiler over HOT, not boiling water, stirring till smooth.

    Use small muffin tin liners, or cut regular cupcake liners down to a

    1" depth. Spoon HALF of the chocolate mixture equally into the

    liners.  Melt the rest of the peanut butter over hot water, and spoon

    this equally over the chocolate layer. Top with remaining chocolate.

    Refrigerate to allow cups to set up before serving.

      Makes: 24 tiny/12 large

Oreo Cookies

 COOKIE WAFERS:

            1 (18.25 oz) box Dark Fudge Cake Mix

          1/3 cup water

            2 tablespoons shortening

    CRÈME FILLING:

        3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

          1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar

          1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

          1/2 cup shortening (no substitution)

            3 tablespoons hot water

 Preheat oven to 325F.  Blend all ingredients; then knead with your

 hands until it is pliable like dough.  Form dough into 3/4 inch balls

 and press flat, 1/2 inch apart on greased cookie sheets.  Bottom of

 a glass works nice for this.  Bake 4 to 6 minutes or until cookies are

 crunchy.  I should think you could refrigerate the dough in cylinder

 shaped rolls for a couple of hours and slice 1/8 inch thick, as well.

 Let cookies cool on sheets.

 Combine filling ingredients and mix well.  Form into balls about 1/2 to

 3/4 inch in diameter, again using your hands.  Sandwich one

 filling in the center of two cookies and carefully press down until

 the filling spreads almost to the edge.

 Makes 2 dozen cookies (4 dozen wafers)

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