7/13

1. The state of Tennessee is voting to make it legal to carry guns in restaurants. In other news, experts predict that Tennessee will soon have the best wait service in the country.

2. Yesterday, scientists said two glasses of wine a day might prevent dementia. And a few days ago, they said the same about five cups of coffee. However, today scientists realized that the real cause was just going to the bathroom a lot.

3. A new study says you can tell what someone is typing on a computer just by checking the electricity going into the wall. For example, if there’s no electricity going into the wall, then the person is probably not typing.

4. A new study by pain researchers shows that swearing can reduce pain. During the study, when volunteers swore at the researchers, the researchers were less likely to hurt them.

5. President Obama has named Regina Benjamin to be the new surgeon general. Here’s her picture. So I guess obesity isn’t going to be one of Obama’s big health issues.