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• Several things can trigger a migraine, even a change in the weather! A variance in barometric pressure, humidity, or temperature can Answer: Dell. bring it on. One study indicates that winds VERY LARGE NUMBER in excessAof 23 mph increase the risk of mi•graines. Edward Kasner was a mathematician. In 1938 he was asked to come up with a name for a • Certain foods seem the to bring on aone, migraine in very large number: numeral followed some individuals, especially foods containing by a hundred zeros. He asked his two young nitrates (found in hotthey dogswould and lunch meats). nephews what name suggest. The substance tyramine found in aged • Nine-year-old Milton suggested acheese, name smoked fish, and soy products another out of the funnies. A cartoon stripis character culprit, as well was as the enhancer named Barney veryflavor popular. MiltonMSG. chose Barney’s last name for the number. Many report that eating avocadoes, lentils, canned meats increases likelihood a •and Kasner announced the newthe name for the of big number in his next book, altering the spelling. headache. • Sixty years later, Larry Page and Sergeysleep, Brin • Drinking alcohol, not getting enough developed a new internet search engine. Other stress, hunger, dehydration, and hormonal search engines webpage and and changes can alsosearched bring oneach a migraine, ranked them according to how many times a even a sudden light glare or certain fragrancspecific term appeared on them, but Page and es. Because thetheir causes areengine different for each Brin designed search to search for person, physicians suggest keeping a journal the specific term and then find out how many aslinks a way to track there werethe thattriggers. led back to that page, which resulted in a better search engine. • In ancient times, when migraines were unex•plainable, They decided they called neededtrepanation a name was that a practice reflected how many websites the search used as early as 7,000 B.C., which involved engine holes was searching. TheyIntook name drilling into the skull. theirtheeyes, it of Edward Kasner’s very large number, only was a way to allow evil spirits to escape. Unthey misspelled it slightly, so it ended up being believably, trepanation was still being pracspelled exactly the same way the cartoon ticed up toBarney the 17th century. character spelled his last name. What’s it called? (Answer bottom of page) • Although walking atand climbing stairs can worsen the pain, regular workouts COMPUTER FACTS seem to help ward off migraines in the firstkb place. Those • In 1981 Bill Gates said, “640 of memory who exercise for 40for minutes, three times per ought to be enough anybody.” week often experience less headaches. Others • Moore’s Law states that computer performance claim thatevery taking E andand ginko doubles 18 Vitamin to 24 months, everbiloba since helps prevent migraines. Still others are treat1971, this has been true. with anti-depressants reduce •edHP, Google, Microsoft, that and may Apple were the all frequency by regulating the brain’s chemical started in garages. levels. Google, from googol. Answer:
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