Reminder to go touch grass
A scientist in Japan demonstrated that the air inside a forest strengthens your immune system for a full month
The study is incredibly fascinating:
Qing Li, an immunologist at Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, took 12 men on a 3-day forest trip. These were slow walks with no breathing exercises and no set route.
Then he tested their blood and found a surge in natural killer cells -- the immune cells your body uses to fight cancer and virus-infected cells.
Remarkably, the effect didn't fade when they went home, it was still measurable 30 days later.
A control group that walked the same distance through a city showed no change at all.
Pine, cedar, and cypress trees release compounds called phytoncides to defend themselves from insects and bacteria. You breathe them in, and Li believes they switch your immune cells into high gear.
He estimates one forest walk a month may be enough to keep those cells elevated all year.
The best medicine might not even need a prescription -- just a walk among the trees.
🚨 REPORTER TO ELON MUSK: "You exaggerate the scale of Europe's problems!"
ELON: "Your people are asleep at the switch and do not realize the magnitude of the issue."
REPORTER: "Your interventions risk making it worse...it's authoritarian."
Days later: 60,000+ BARBARIANS INVADE SPAIN
As it turns out, Elon was right, and the Enemy of the People was wrong, despite thinking she knew everything!
Spain have won two World Cups and three European Championships since 2008. Spanish teams have won nine Champions Leagues and nine Europa Leagues in that time. Spanish coaches won the Champions League, Europa League, Ligue 1 and Premier League last season. Total dominance.
This tactic is also how Najib kept government debt artificially low, when it had actually exceeded RM1 trillion during his time as PM.
It’s like asking your child to take a loan to renovate your home. You have less personal loan, but your family debt has increased anyway.
South Korea president Lee Jae Myung is calling for an investigation into the country’s poor World Cup showing and ensuing resignation of coach Hong Myung-bo.
Kalau kat Malaysia:
"No komen"
"Move on"
"It's ok, it's alright, beri lagi peruntukan"
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Salary: $285,000
Net Worth: $67 Million
This is the woman who constantly screams about taxing the rich and how the system is rigged, while she sits on $67 million from a government salary.
Straight-up hypocrisy. She preaches “eat the rich” but became one of them on your dime. Rules for thee, not for her.
When Doku's Child Grows up and finds out his father left the world cup to be part of his delivery he will cherish his father even more
Non of the Belgian Fans will be there for Doku when Doku gets Old that child will be there for him forever
You cannot compare the birth of your child to a world cup game
BREAKING: Elon Musk calls for the arrest of Ro 'the Robber' Khanna.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a USAID official and several executives pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme involving more than $550 million in contracts.
Yet Ro Khanna is claiming Elon should be investigated over DOGE spending cuts.
The standard applied by DOGE was very simple: if taxpayer money is being sent as aid, there should be a way to verify who received it and make sure the money isn’t being stolen or misused.
The DOJ is uncovering corruption connected to USAID contracts, Ro Khanna is attacking the person who pushed for transparency.
Elon simply asked where taxpayer money was going and whether it was actually reaching the people it was meant to help.
Ro “the Robber” Khanna should be in prison.
In March 2022, Gabriel chose to stay with his partner for the birth of their first child rather than play for Brazil during the international break.
Coach Tite and national team coordinator Juninho decided to leave him out of the team going forward, and it ultimately cost him his place in the 2022 World Cup squad.
He missed the World Cup, but he was there for his wife and daughter, and I’m sure he has no regrets. Both Tite and Juninho eventually left their roles, and Gabriel earned his place back in the national team, becoming a starter and one of its most important players.
He is now playing at another World Cup four years later, but he wouldn’t have the opportunity to witness another birth of Maya.
🚨🎙️ ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ ON LIONEL MESSI'S INFLUENCE ON ARGENTINA AFTER THEIR WIN OVER AUSTRIA:
“I'm obsessed with watching Messi.
Not because he's my friend.
Not because of nostalgia.
Because after all these years, I'm still trying to understand how one player can control a football match without touching the ball every minute.
I watched Argentina today and the first thing I noticed wasn't the scoreline.
It was the way Austria reacted whenever Messi moved.
One step to the left, defenders follow.
One drop into midfield, the entire shape changes.
One glance over his shoulder panic.
That's not football.
That's psychological warfare.
And that's why I laugh when people reduce him to goals and assists.
They don't understand what they're watching.
Messi isn't just Argentina's best player.
He's Argentina's system.
He's their confidence.
He's their belief.
He's the reason every teammate walks onto the pitch thinking the impossible is possible.
People ask me about the GOAT debate.
What debate?
Seriously.
What debate?
For me, there isn't one.
The debate exists because television needs content and social media needs arguments.
When I watch football, I don't see a debate.
I see Messi.
Then I see everybody else.
That doesn't mean other legends weren't incredible.
It means I've never seen another player influence a match, a team and an entire generation of football the way Messi has.
And today was another reminder.
He didn't need a hat-trick.
He didn't need to score from 40 yards.
He just needed to be Lionel Messi.
And suddenly Argentina looked like a completely different team.
That's greatness.
Not when everything depends on you.
When everybody becomes better because you're there.
I've played against great players.
I've played with great players.
But Messi is the only player I've ever watched and genuinely thought:
'This isn't normal.'
The scary thing?
Opponents know exactly what he's going to do.
And they still can't stop it.
That's why I don't waste my time with comparisons anymore.
Some players become legends.
Some players become icons.
Messi became a category of his own.
And after today's performance, if you're still asking me who the greatest footballer of all time is...
You're asking the wrong question.
The right question is:
Will football ever produce another one like him?”