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A 42-YEAR-OLD WOMAN LOST 100 POUNDS AND COMPETED IN A BEAUTY PAGEANT:

Ladies . . . this is just a gentle reminder that it's never too late to take better care of yourself . . . and your family . . . by dropping those extra pounds.

42-year-old Jill Knapp is five-foot eight-inches tall, and by the time she got pregnant with her second kid, her weight had ballooned to 237 pounds. Then she was diagnosed with Type Two Diabetes.

So Jill made it her mission to get healthy and she lost 100 POUNDS. --Jill even competed in the Mrs. Idaho beauty pageant, and finished sixth out of 16 contestants. More importantly, she's kept the weight off for six months. (--Check out some "before and after" photos of Jill. Aside from the obvious health benefits, you won't believe how much better she looks. ) (Lemon Drop)

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE STUFF SEIZED BY AIRPORT SECURITY???

Every year, Transportation Security Administration agents seize millions of items at airport security checkpoints around the country. --But have you ever wondered what happens to all the stuff they confiscate?

Well some stuff, like shampoo and other liquids, gets thrown out immediately. And other items, like GUNS, are handed over to the police. Meanwhile, everything in between . . . things like knives, corkscrews, electric saws, meat cleavers, baseball bats and wrenches, just to name a few . . . are donated to State Surplus Agencies, where they're sold on the cheap at warehouse and online auctions.

And who gets to keep the profits? That's right, the STATE does. -Anyway, by now you might think that most people know what they can and can't bring on an airplane. --But according to one Division of Surplus Property official in Kentucky, quote, "It's not slowing down. We figured the program would last for a few years and property would stop coming in because people should know better, but it hasn't." (CNN)

(--You can find contact information for your state's Surplus Property Division here . . .) http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_BASIC&contentId=10790


HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY DOGS EAT THEIR OWN POOP???

Don't get me wrong . . . I love dogs. But they do some messed up stuff that I just don't understand.

--With that in mind, here are six bizarre dog behaviors that can be explained by EVOLUTION.

#1.) Eating their own poop: Back when dogs were wild, predators would use the scent of droppings to track down a dog's den. So, in order to protect their puppies, mother dogs started cleaning up the evidence by eating the waste left by their offspring.

#2.) Sniffing each other's butts: A dog's sense of smell is about 100,000 times better than a human's, and each dog secretes its own unique scent through glands in its bum.

Anyway, by sniffing another dog's backside, a dog can tell everything it needs to know . . . like the other dog's sex, how healthy it is, what it eats, and even its mood.

#3.) Turning around before sitting: Before dogs were domesticated, they would twirl around a few times before lying down in order to flatten any tall grass.

Turning around a few times also served the purpose of making an area more comfortable by exposing a cooler layer of dirt, and was a great way of scouring the underbrush for unfriendly creatures like snakes.

#4.) Licking: In the dog world, licking serves several different purposes. For example, while humans rub or scratch at sore or itchy spots, dogs lick at them.

And for dogs, licking can also be a submissive gesture. So when your dog licks you, it's not because he loves you and wants to give you "doggy kisses," but because he knows you could probably kill him if you chose to.

#5.) Wagging their tails: When a dog wags its tail, it isn't necessarily a sign that it's happy. In fact, the position of the tail matters a lot more than the wagging itself.

For example, if a dog's tail is held low and in the shape of a "U", it's probably a sign that the dog is content. But if the tail is raised and wagging frantically, it's a sign that the dog is upset. --In other words, tail-wagging is a primitive form of communication.

#6.) Humping your leg: Dogs use humping to establish dominance over other animals. So when a dog humps your leg, it's not necessarily because he's horny, it's because he's trying to show you who's boss. (Cracked)

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN EATS 275 POUNDS OF MEAT EVERY YEAR:

According to a recent study, the average American eats 275.1 pounds of MEAT every year. Overall, that makes the U.S. the fifth most carnivorous nation in the world. (Good Is)

In case you're wondering, the average person in Denmark eats 321.7 pounds of meat a year, making it the most carnivorous nation. And the average person in Sierra Leone eats only 13.4 pounds of meat a year, making it the least carnivorous nation.

(--You can link to a graph of the ten most and least carnivorous nations here . . .)http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/0909/let-them-eat-meat/flash.html