Double Dipping Can Be Deadly

The big game is coming up this weekend. There is going to be no shortage of parties happening and knowing this piece of advice could save your life.

You might think double dipping a chip at a party this weekend is a victim-less crime.  Really, what's the worst thing that can happen?

HERE'S the worst thing that can happen.  DEATH.  Lots and lots of death.

A study at Tulane University in New Orleans analyzed flu data from the past 35 years, and found an interesting connection to the Super Bowl.

If a city's team is in the Super Bowl, their DEATH RATE from the flu jumps.  People over 65 in that city are 18% more likely to die . . . and that's not a coincidence.

The researchers say it's because people are more likely to attend big Super Bowl parties with people they don't know . . . and whose germs they aren't used to.

And as they all get really into the game, they start double dipping chips, shouting, and coughing . . . and that spreads germs.  And since older people are the most susceptible to dying from the flu, that's really bad news for them. (Gizmodo)