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I've always been suspicious of neti pots — those weird little teapots that people use to wash out their nasal passages. Now I have just cause: two Louisiana residents have died after they used tap water, rather than distilled, to rinse their noses. According to LiveScience, this treatment "a deadly amoeba living in the tap water, called Naegleria fowleri," to get into their sinuses, at which point it ate their brains. The technical name for this brain-eating is primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, and it usually kills victims in mere days. A CDC epidemiologist says that the risk of getting your brain eaten from ordinary tap water use is low — but if you want to protect your brain from evil amoebas, you probably want to boil water before you snort it. More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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A new study says women leaving the water on while they shave their legs waste 13 billion gallons of water a year, or enough to keep London hydrated for 25 days. So next time you let things get a little stubbly, just tell everyone you're doing to save the world. More »
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A video titled "Jen Aniston Sex Tape" has been going around the internet today, but fortunately the anonymous sources that seem to live in Jen's underwear drawer haven't posted footage of her bedroom activities. It's actually a SmartWater ad that spoofs viral video staples, including puppies, dancing babies, and groin kicks. It's cute, but it's also impossible to ignore that Jen is exploiting our deep and true love for that double rainbow video to sell water. More »
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An old dieting trick now has scientific backing, thanks to a team from Virginia Tech. Researchers have found that drinking water before a meal can help you lose weight—up to 15 pounds!—though why it works remains a mystery. More »
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When we read, "Was Venus Once Wet? The Atoms Say Yes" we thought, well, yeah, she came from the sea! It's actually about trace deposits found on the second planet from the sun, indicating the onetime presence of water. [Time] More »
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Well, it was more of a crash than a bombing, and we didn't really get to see anything yet, but in a few weeks, we may find water! In other news, the Mooninites flipped us the bird. [Washington Post] More »
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Hey, you know what this recession needs? To encourage us to shop for things we can't really see! That's the message you might get from sopping wet pages of the May Anthropologie catalog: More »
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Have you spent the better part of your days gulping down at least eight glasses of water in hopes that ultra-hydration would transform bad skin into Halle Berry's perfect epidermis? Well, it turns out that the old wives' tale that a lot of water is great for your complexion is just that... a tale. Instead, doctors recommend that those who seek perfect skin should just wear sunscreen, eat well and avoid cigarettes. [NYT] More »
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A two-year study conducted by the Environmental Working Group has found that some bottled water has the same level of contaminants as tap water. Two brands that were found to have high levels of chlorine byproducts were Sam's Choice, a brand sold by Wal-Mart and Acadia, a brand sold by Giant Food. Tests conducted found that each of the brands had a concentration of 35 ppb of chlorine. (California requires 10 ppb or less and the International Bottled Water Association makes 10 ppb its guideline.) All of the brands tested met federal health standards for drinking water, but the study still challenges the perception that bottled water is purer than tap water. [MSNBC, Image via Flickr.] More »
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