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Does Peeing on a Bluebottle Sting Really Work?
For Australians living on the east coast, the possibility of being stung by a bluebottle is just a fact of life. But the methods for treating a sting vary wildly, including the idea you can just pee on it to alleviate the pain. Bluebottles are a species of jellyfish that menace Australia’s eastern shoreline during…
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How To Calculate Your Max Heart Rate (You’re Probably Doing It Wrong)
If you train by heart rate (or use a gadget that does), your workout depends on one critical number that, for most of us, is probably inaccurate: Your maximum heart rate.