Extend the Life of Fresh Flowers:
The secret to helping a bouquet of your garden blooms thrive: Drop a penny stamped with a date prior to 1982 into the vase. The copper (which is found in older coins) is known to banish wilt-causing bacteria, helping your flowers stay healthy.

Improve Your Memory:
Rosemary oil contains several compounds shown in studies to facilitate activity of the chemical messenger in the brain that involves memory. In a British study, people over the age of 65 were divided among three rooms. One room was scented by placing four drops of rosemary essential oil in an aroma diffuser that ran for five minutes before participants entered. Another room was lavender-scented, and one was left unscented. The participants were presented with a series of challenges designed to assess prospective memory. The rosemary aroma improved the participants' memory by over 20%. You can also boil rosemary for the same effect. Afterwards you can use the rosemary water as a hair rinse or facial spay.

Quick Pain Relief:
Fill a sock with uncooked rice, and tie a knot at the end. To soothe aches and pains, microwave the sock for 20 seconds at a time until warm and use as a heat pack, or freeze it for a cold pack. Drop a few drops of lavender oil in the rice before tying the knot.

Electric Cars Are Required to Make Noise:
Even though electric car engines are almost soundless, the US mandates sounds as a safety measure. In Europe, electrics must sound similar to cars with combustion engines as of next year. One carmaker, BMW, has even hired award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer to develop sounds for its vehicles.

"People say walking on water is a miracle, but to me walking peacefully on earth is the real miracle." ~  Thick Nhat Hanh

"If you always try to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be." ~  Maya Angelou

"The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose." ~  Chatwick Boseman, (Actor, 1976-2020)

"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way." ~  Napoleon Hill