Long live sweet tea.
Also a delicious one.
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Hawaii health officials confirmed 10 more cases of dengue fever on Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected in the outbreak to 49.
The state Department of Health said Saturday that 39 of those infected with the mosquito-borne disease were residents, and 10 were tourists. Most of the cases involved adults, while 10 children were also infected. Officials said those who had contracted the disease are in some stage of complete or partial recovery.
The dengue fever cases date back to mid-September. Officials said most of the people have been infected on the Big Island in the Captain Cook region.
Another case of dengue fever has been confirmed on Oahu, but officials said the strain is not related to the cases on the Big Island.
Not everyone who has dengue fever shows symptoms, but those who do usually do within a week after transmission. They may include fever, joint pain, headaches, and rash.
This is the first outbreak in the Hawaiian Islands since 2011, when four people were infected on Oahu with a local strain of dengue fever. In 2001, an outbreak in Hawaii infected 153 people, predominately in East Maui.
Dengue is not normally present in Hawaii and occurs mainly in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. It was likely transmitted via travelers coming through the islands, as happened in Hawaii in 2001 and 2011.
Health officials recommend that visitors and residents use mosquito repellent while outside, wear long-sleeved clothing and long pants, and avoid the outdoors during prime mosquito times that includes dawn and dusk.
Allie Wesenberg, who has 1.5 million subscribers to her and her boyfriend's YouTube channel, visited Hawaii in October and reportedly came down with the illness after returning home to Florida.
On YouTube, Wesenberg shared the story of her infection, describing the painful experience.
"Started to see all these crazy side effects," Wesenberg said. "My body started to ache... My bones hurt, it was awful... I genuinely thought I was going to die."
The couple said Wesenberg spent six days in the hospital before she was released.
Get your first look at footage from the third film in the Divergent franchise! Plus, check out the movie’s poster, only on BuzzFeed.
Shailene Woodley in Divergent.
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Shailene Woodley in Insurgent.
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Put down those Q-tips, people.
Dr Adam Roberts, a senior lecturer in molecular microbiology at UCL, told BuzzFeed that the ear has its own ecology and mixed bacterial population which, if interfered with, can cause potential infections.
"If the bacteria balance is changed either by changing the environment or sticking something in it, then you could introduce new species of potentially pathogenic bacteria or cause an injury to the inner part of the ear which could result in an infection," he said.
Sticking shit in your ear to "clean it out" is a fast-track way to aggro central.
One study looked at 87 kids who were suffering from otitis externa, aka "swimmer's ear" – an inflammatory ear infection that can hamper hearing and is mightily uncomfortable. It found that 70% of sufferers had cleaned their ears out with cotton buds in the week leading up to infection. And a third of those had used Q-tips every day.
And it's not just something that affects kids. Another report which looked at adults in Nigeria found that "self-ear cleaning with indiscriminate objects" was the root cause of ear problems. God only knows what counts as an ~indiscriminate object~.
“I went to the store after I seen somebody post that Patti Labelle pie…”
In less than a day, the video has accumulated nearly 5 million views and more than 200,000 shares.
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The shade of it all!
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I mean, wouldn’t it be cool to not have to double over on the couch after dinner?
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Make a basic chicken stock, but add the turkey neck that comes inside your turkey to the chicken bones. When it's done, simmer it on the stove until it's reduced by half. This makes it extra flavorful.
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The fortified stock has a lot of flavor, so the finished stuffing won't feel any less decadent or savory, and there will still be enough fat in the stuffing to keep it from drying out.
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Cut 3 lbs sweet potatoes into ¾-inch pieces, toss with 2 Tbsp olive oil and a little salt and pepper, and spread onto two baking sheets. Roast in a 325°F oven until the undersides are browned, about 40 minutes. Flip the sweet potatoes and roast until they're soft throughout and both sides are nicely browned, about 40 minutes more.
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None of this is to scare you — it’s to help you get some better-looking tattoos!
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If you're planning on getting an intricately designed tattoo, you might not be able to get it as small as you'd like. Some artists will just pass on your request and others will only do it in a bigger size. But depending on the artist and your skin, these can turn out really well.
"It's not a myth that the tiny tattoo you saw on Pinterest will look like pudding in a few years," Côté tells BuzzFeed Life. "Skin is not like a regular canvas; it goes through a lot of things."
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Get out of my mind!
All I want for Christmas is food, a onesie, and Christmas movie marathons.
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Harry Potter and the Why Does Gilderoy Lockhart Even Exist?
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1. Harry Potter and the Elf Who Keeps On Trying to Injure Himself
2. Harry Potter and the What Exactly Is the Function of a Rubber Duck?
3. Harry Potter and the Blatant Mispronunciation of "Diagon Alley"
4. Harry Potter and the Why Would You Touch Anything in a Creepy Store?
5. Harry Potter and the Wow Lucius Malfoy Is a Dick
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6. Harry Potter and the One Where They're Late to School
7. Harry Potter and the Ron Should Definitely Not Be The One Driving That Car
8. Harry Potter and the Car That Refuses To Take Your Shit
9. Harry Potter and the Obviously Tape Won't Fix a Wand
10. Harry Potter and the Deafening (But Seriously Cool) Howler
If you cook it, they will come.
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Wax on, wax off.
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A dazzling display of cupcakery!
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Everybody knows that yeah I’m kinda shy…
“Ay, que spicy.”
Really. All of us? From Dora the Explorer to a Panamanian grandma? From Latina geeks to awkward Latinas to Sofia Vergara? Interesting.
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This is what is known as a "self-fulfilling prophecy."
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Yup. Will burn a hole right through your life.
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Must make, immediately.
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Makes approximately 12 Stacks.
Here's what you need:
- 4 Large Sweet Potatoes
- 2 Tbsp Salted Butter - Melted
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 3/4 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 12-15 Marshmallows
Carefully slice Sweet Potatoes into 1/8 inch slices - add to a large mixing bowl.
Add melted butter, coconut oil, cumin, cinnamon, and red pepper flakes. Toss to coat potato slces. Mix in the parmesan cheese.
In a greased cupcake tin stack the sweet potato chips to fill each cup. Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes until tops and edges nicely brown. Remove from oven and top each stack with a marshmallow. Return to oven for 3-5 minutes - watching carefully - until the marshmallows have a light brown and have puffed up - Alternatively, Broil for 30 seconds. Remove from oven - carefully pat down each marshmallow to form a nice dome over the stack. Let cool slightly before removing from pan. Enjoy!
They may be astronauts, but they are also siblings.
Mark is on the left, Scott is on the right. The fact that they are twins is super helpful to NASA, who will use Mark as a control while his identical twin brother experiences space for a year, giving scientists insight into what being in zero-gravity for long periods of time does to a human.
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Pixels or dixels?
Look at that likeness!
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