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FREED0ML0VER's avatar

My grade school science teacher said that the correct number is twenty eight times, and she was very adamant about it. 😁

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

So glad a teacher taught you this!

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FREED0ML0VER's avatar

IIRC, she said that your saliva doesn't just help you swallow food, it helps you digest it. This was over sixty years ago.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

True! Hence, why we shouldn't dilute our food by gulping beverages with meals. I wonder if kids today get any type of this information in schools today.

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FREED0ML0VER's avatar

I seriously doubt it. Back in the fifties public schools were excellent here in Iowa, plus she was old (at least to a ten year old.) I don't think any schools today are as good as they used to be.

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