It’s one pregnancy craving you’ll want to avoid. A study found that
women who ate licorice while pregnant had children who scored lower on
IQ tests. Licorice contains a sweetener that’s known to increase levels
of the stress hormone cortisol and that may affect development of the
fetal nervous system. Source Link
Just
because you don’t work in a noisy environment doesn’t mean your hearing
is safe. A new report says the noise of modern life causes permanent
hearing damage to many adults who don't even suspect they've experienced
a loss. Everyday noises like leaf blowers, loud traffic or music played
through earbuds are to blame in half of all cases of hearing loss. Source Link
The world’s first certified
commercial flying car is about to take off. The PAL-V Liberty is a
three-wheeled car with a retractable top-mounted rotor for flying. The
makers of the Liberty are taking deposits now, but this isn’t what you’d
call affordable transportation. The base model will be priced at
$400,000. Source Link
