Mid-Day Recap (Tuesday, 11/01/16)

Bible Trivia Question:
What event occurred to help release Paul and Silas from prison?

- Tornado

- Flood

- Earthquake

- Volcanic Eruption

In the news:

Face it… Facebook is a common part of modern living! Now a new study suggests that the social media platform may even provide insight into how long you'll live.

Researchers found that people who receive and accept the most "friend" requests lived longer. But, the same benefit wasn't seen for people who initiated the friend requests.

The findings showed that people who didn't use Facebook were 12 percent more likely to die each year than those who did. Those who accepted an average-to-large number of friendship requests lived longer than those who accepted the fewest. The survival benefit seemed to begin around accepting 47 friend requests.

How many Facebook friends do you have?
(The study appears Oct. 31 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.)

More news:

Soda studies are biased!
According to a review in Annals of Internal Medicine, when soda makers fund studies, links to obesity weaken. If you come across a study claiming that sugary drinks don't cause obesity or diabetes, check to see who's paid for the research. Most likely the study has financial ties to the beverage industry.

Researchers claim that every experimental study that found no link between sugary drinks and obesity or diabetes has received financial support from the beverage industry. On the other hand, nearly all experimental studies that establish a direct link between consuming sugary drinks and developing obesity and diabetes have not received funding from beverage makers. The research had found a pattern of financial ties between beverage makers and American medical groups.

Ain’t that “Soda-Pressing” to hear…

Matt's Musing:

You know it's the first of November when the every store you shop at is playing Christmas music...

Matt's Pick Song:

“Stand Up” by the Kingsmen

Bible Trivia Answer:

Earthquake (Acts 16:26)