The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories, and I'm
starting today with good news for me. Now, you might find me passed
out on the couch every afternoon around four or five. Well, the team
of scientists has discovered that those who nap could well be slowing down the process
of brain aging by between three and six years. That's right. It helps
reduce brain shrinkage. Doctor Victoria Garfield said there's evidence that the post lunch time
is really good for a nap, and that evidence comes from previous studies.
So tell my wife I might have to nap a little earlier. The reason
for that is after lunch you may be feeling a bit tired and you may
need a sort of boosting energy, a boosting cognition. Taking a short nap
around twelve thirty or around two could help alleviate afternoon drowsyness, while ensuring your
nap doesn't interfere with nighttime sleep. Doctor Garfield said, in terms of length,
nothing more than about thirty minutes. There's some evidence for sort of five
to fifteen minutes, but anything up to thirty minutes is quite beneficial. Anything
longer is difficult. Then you're sort of going too that deep sleep and it's
much much harder to wake up. A great grandma has revealed her secret to
a long life. She celebrated her one hundredth birthday. Irene did not celebrate
with a glass of champagne. She doesn't drink. Instead, she had a
nice cup of tea. She said, I kept thinking I never get to
one hundred, but I've managed it. I've always kept busy and never been
idle. Life's been rough and sumbole. You have to keep going. There's
nothing else for it. There's lots of people worse offt than me, or
rather advice. I've always tried to be kind and people have been kind to
me in return. I've got a brilliant family and lots of friends. I've
got a lot to be thankful for. Good news. If you like Barbie,
the movie's coming out soon, and to celebrate the Barbie movie, Airbnb
has announced that a real life dream house in Malibu will be available for people
to stay in for free and it's pink. Fans can book two one night's
stays for two guests on July twenty first and July twenty second. The spokesperson
said the stay will be free of charge because Ken couldn't figure out how to
put a price on Barbie's Malibu dream house. I am Patty Callahan, Henry,
I am Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson
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If you're an earless dragon, you're not extinct, but you probably knew
that. The rest of us didn't because the last sighting of an earless dragon
was in nineteen sixty nine. What's an earless dragon? It's a tiny lizard
from Australia's Queensland. Once commonly found on the grasslands west of Melbourne. The
lizard population took some hits from invasive predators like foxes and cats. They really
try to find one of them and they never succeeded, but now they have.
Doctor Jenny Gray said the extraordinary rediscovery of this critically endangered in cryptic lizard
inspires optimism for the recovery of this Victorian species. Congratulations eer loss dragons and
he like beards? A married couple took part in a beard competition and the
wife took first place. Oh No, is she like bearded? Aaron and
Natalie travel the world competing in bearding contests. Aaron recently placed second in the
goatee category of the twenty twenty three World Championships. Natalie also took home first
place in the realistic Freestyle category for beards that are not real. You know
you were wondering, I held that out for you. Aaron began beard competitions
in twenty fourteen after watching a TV show called Whisker Wars. At the time,
he didn't have a beard. Natalie said, what's called a whiskey arena.
In the bearding world. You can either compete in the realistic full beard
or the creative full beards. They could be made of absolutely anything. For
a realistic beard, I use synthetic or real hair, but you can make
them from anything like cutlery or bacon. You didn't think I was gonna say
bacon. Did you know? It's not an obvious hobby for a woman to
have, but I absolutely love it. I see so many women come to
competitions with their husbands but don't want to go on stage. What I love
about is when you put a beard on your face, you're a whole different
person. You can just go on stage and have fun. You get to
spend the weekend hanging out with the people you love too. It's just a
good time. And that is your five Good News stories for today. Follow
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