Salivating facts...

I read somewhere that in our lifetime, we will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools (Olympic-sized, I presume). That's assuring because this AFP story below, in insing.com, says only good things about saliva...

http://news.insing.com/tabloid/sucking-on-your-babys-pacifier-may-cut-allergies-for-child/id-26743f00


The story begins with: "If your baby drops a pacifier on the floor, a new study suggests that rather than cleaning it, you stick it in your own mouth and hand it right back to your child. New research suggests the practice could help reduce allergies as your baby grows."

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Here are some more nuggets about the human body... it's a review of a book called Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal...

http://blog.aarp.org/2013/04/05/alimentary-school-learn-6-amazing-facts-from-gulp/

And if you need questions for a trivia quiz, this link is titled "The Most Amazing Human Facts"...

http://www.funolicious.com/fun_facts/human_facts.html

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 Quote of the Day

I thought, amid all the ink spilled on AIM, the PAP-run company, this quote in ST (May 7) is spot-on: