Science Friday

Fun fact of the day from @foodimentary:

Did you know falling coconuts kill 150 people every year? That's 10 times the number of people killed by sharks.

All the more reason to eat more coconut -- get them, before they get you.

More Science Friday

This one speaks for itself. From Yahoo News:

Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork.

"I've just been told something I didn't know; that eating pork improves your sex life ... I'd say it's a lot nicer to eat a bit of grilled pork than take Viagra," President Cristina Fernandez said to leaders of the pig farming industry.

She said she recently ate pork and "things went very well that weekend, so it could well be true."

Argentines are the world's biggest per capita consumers of beef, but the government has sought to promote pork as an alternative in recent years due to rising steak prices and as a way to diversify the meat industry.

"Trying it doesn't cost anything, so let's give it a go," Fernandez said in the televised speech.

Science Friday

A few more articles on why I hate it when folks tell people not to do stuff for stupid reasons. First up, according to a study in this New York Times article, strong women are smarter women.

Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found.

Hear that? Pick up those weights and no more of this, "I don't want to bulk up" nonsense. Seriously ladies, embrace strength training. And while you're at it, get some gaming in: Research has also found that off-the-shelf video games have the potential to help seniors age more gracefully, keeping their minds sharp and responsive through game play.

I, for one, am going to be brilliant when I'm old.