Here are five random things you might not know about your car . . .

1. You shouldn’t be able to see your own car in your side mirrors. It’s safer if you can see OTHER cars. So you’re supposed to position them so you can almost see the sides of your car, but not quite.

2. Here’s how to cool down the inside of your car in under a minute. If you parked in the sun, roll down the driver’s side window, then open and close the passenger’s side door five to ten times. It recirculates the air, and makes it up to 10 degrees cooler.

3. Pressing your key remote under your chin increases its range. Which can help the next time you can’t find your car in a parking lot. Basically, it turns your head into a giant antenna . . . but it won’t hurt you.

4. Driving with the A/C on is safer. Studies show your chances of falling asleep at the wheel start going up if it’s warmer than about 71 degrees in your car. And on average, your reaction time is 22% slower at 80 degrees than it is at 71.

5. Your air conditioner filters out up to 88% of the pollen in the air. So it’s a good idea to use it when your allergies flare up.

(PR Newswire / Tested / Distractify / NY Times)

Here are six things you probably don’t know about your BUTT . . .

1. Your butt muscles are the largest muscles in your body​.

2. Women have bigger butts than men because of estrogen. ​ Men’s bodies tell their fat to go to their stomachs . . . women’s estrogen directs it to their butts.

3. You can get skin cancer on your butt even if it’s covered. Skin cancer can appear on unlikely places like between your fingers and toes, on your underarms, your butt, and even your GENITALS.

4. There’s a word for being attracted to butts. It’s pygophilia.

5. A big butt is linked to intelligence. According to a University of Oxford study, being a woman with a big butt was linked to being more intelligent, supposedly due to having more omega-3 fats which help with brain development.

6. Your big butt also makes you less likely to get sick. That same University of Oxford study ​found that women with bigger butts are less likely to get diabetes and heart disease, even though those two things are usually associated with obesity.

(Cosmopolitan)

According to the website Skyscanner.com, this week is the best time all YEAR to buy flights for the holidays.

They looked at data from last year to see when people are most likely to book, and that affects the price. So listen up . . .

Tickets for around Christmas are 19% cheaper than normal right now. So a ticket that’s usually $300 might be more like $240.

And tickets for Thanksgiving are about 6% cheaper. Also, tickets for New Year’s Eve are 15% less expensive than normal, if people actually fly somewhere for that.

Don’t panic if you’re not ready to book your trip yet though, because you can still get a decent price for the next few weeks. Tickets will just gradually get more expensive.

Like, if you book by the end of the month, a flight for around Christmas should still be 13% cheaper than normal.

And apparently two weeks before any holiday is a decent time to buy tickets. They should be about 5% cheaper than average at that point.

(Business Wire)

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average family of four throws away $1,500 worth of food every year. Here are six types of food, and how you can make them last longer . . .

1. Onions. Keep them in the refrigerator in a paper bag, and they’ll last more than two weeks.

2. Hard cheese. Take it out of the plastic it came in, and wrap it in parchment paper and tin foil. Parchment paper is the stuff you use for baking. It can last for months. And if it gets moldy, just cut away an inch of cheese around the moldy spot.

3. Apples. They’ll last ten times longer if you keep them in the coldest, most humid part of your fridge. That’s usually the bottom drawer.

4. Potatoes. Don’t throw them away just because they grow sprouts. Just break the sprouts off. Potatoes actually tend to be sweeter after sprouts have grown on them.

5. Lettuce. Put it in a plastic bag . . . poke about ten holes in it . . . and it should last about four times longer.

6. Milk and dairy. Bring a cooler or an insulated bag with you when you go shopping. Or just make it the last thing you put in your shopping cart. The shelf life for dairy products goes way down if they’re exposed to heat, even if it’s just for an hour.

(Time)

Do you sleep on your back, your side, or your stomach? Whichever one it is, there are specific consequences you might not know about. Here are four side effects that have to do with the way you sleep . . .

1. Sleeping on your stomach can cause back pain, because your spine isn’t supported. And it makes you sleep with your head turned to one side, which is hard on your neck.

2. If you sleep on your back, you’re more likely to snore. But as long as you don’t prop your head up with too many pillows, it’s better for your spine than sleeping on your side or your stomach.

3. Sleeping on your left side puts more strain on your internal organs, including your liver, lungs, and stomach. Doctors usually tell pregnant women to sleep on their left side though, because it increases circulation to the baby.

4. Sleeping on your right side can cause heartburn. It’s not clear why, but several studies have found you’re more likely to wake up with heartburn if you fall asleep on your right side, opposed to your left.

Regardless of how you sleep, using an extra pillow for support can help. If you sleep on your back, put it under the arch of your spine . . . if you’re a side sleeper, put it between your knees . . . and if you’re on your stomach, put it right under your hips.

(Daily Health Post / NY Times / Business Insider)

If you got a paid day off last week, you’re probably still glowing from your three-day weekend. Here’s something to curb that joy a little bit.

A new survey asked companies which benefits they offer, and most of them aren’t that surprising. Like 90% have some sort of retirement plan, and 76% have free coffee. But here are the ten weirdest benefits you’re probably NOT getting . . .

1. 14% have on-site fitness classes, and 11% offer on-site massage therapy.

2. 9% have health insurance for pets, and 8% allow pets at work.

3. 9% pay for the mini-bar if you stay at a hotel on business, and 4% will also cover your pay-per-view bill.

4. 8% of companies give employees a paid day off for their BIRTHDAY.

5. 5% have an on-site vegetable garden at work.

6. 2% offer UNLIMITED paid time off, and 3% offer unlimited sick days.

7. 2% will help women pay to have their eggs frozen.

8. 2% do a take-your-PARENT-to-work day. (???)

9. 2% offer on-site haircuts.

10. 2% have a room at work that’s specifically for taking naps.

(SHRM.org)

If you’re getting ready for a Fourth of July road trip, get ready to ARGUE. Sorry, but it’s pretty much inevitable. A new survey found 75% of people say they get into arguments in the car. Here are the top seven reasons why . . .

1. Backseat driving, 48%.

2. Frustration over being stuck in traffic, 28%.

3. Disagreeing about how to handle other drivers, 27%. They didn’t say what they meant by that, but we assume it means arguing over whether to honk at someone, pass someone, flip someone off, and stuff like that.

4. Running late because someone took too long to get ready, 27%.

5. Disagreeing about speed, 15%.

6. What music to listen to, 10%.

7. Kids fighting with each other, 9%.

(PR Web)