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Something that you use almost every single day is most likely extremely toxic: receipts. Receipts are printed on thermal paper, and about 80% of thermal paper printed in stores contains bisphenol A, or BPA, a very toxic chemical that can lead to increased chances of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, fertility issues, and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), as well as causing anxiety and depression. Studies have found that receipts contain 250 to 1,000 times the amount of BPA in a can of food, which is even more dangerous. BPA is widely known as a toxic chemical, and it is showing up in more and more common everyday items including food containers, baby bottles, water bottles, and eyewear. It is impossible to avoid, as it is everywhere, but try not to wet or heat any body part that you touch BPA with- so don't wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, or bring your fingers near anything hot after touching a receipt (or any other BPA contaminated material), and try not to touch them as much as possible.
On another note, over 10 million Australians lost all internet on Wednesday after the country's second-largest telecommunications company, Optus, had a major outage, causing disruptions in businesses, banks, and hospitals. The outage started at about 4:05 am and lasted through most of the day, causing chaos during peak rush hour, when trains were stopped and payments didn't go through. Emergency services were also hindered, leading to people not being able to call the emergency line, 000, and hospitals temporarily going out of service. Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said that a cyberattack was definitely not the cause; it seems to have occurred in a deep fault within the system. They are now investigating, but the cellular networks are thankfully back up- this really shows us how dependent we are on the internet and technology in general.
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