Sam and Joe are planning a surprise birthday party for their friend, Lisa. Joe, who’s terrible at keeping secrets, can barely contain his excitement. When Lisa casually asks what they're up to, Joe blurts out, “Oh, nothing much, just planning your surprise—” Sam quickly covers Joe’s mouth and says, “He means we’re planning a surprise… for dinner… somewhere else!” Lisa looks suspicious, and Joe sheepishly admits, “I almost spilled the beans!”

"Spill the beans"

Expression: "Spill the beans" means to reveal a secret.

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Why don’t we have cryosleep yet? You know, freezing people and waking them up later. Turns out, the problem is WATER.

Our bodies are filled with water. But when water freezes, it expands and forms sharp crystals. If we froze you right now, those ice crystals would shred ya to bits from the inside! To freeze you without shredding you, we’d need to replace most of that water with special antifreeze - and cool it all down quickly and evenly, turning that antifreeze mixture solid in a process called “vitrification,” end effectively pausing your body in time. But unfortunately, the math just doesn’t work yet for your body. But the math DOES work for tiny cells like human eggs and embryos.

If you want to know how this actually works, watch our longer video about egg freezing. And if you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more of our show Huge If True (@CleoAbram)

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Straightened hair has long been the dominant societal standard of beauty for Black women, from the working class to those in government and corporate America to celebrities.

A vast majority of Black women — an estimated 89% — have used chemical relaxers, which are easier and more affordable, at some point in their lives, often beginning in childhood.

Yet there is a growing body of evidence, much of which hasn’t reached the public, that shows a link between these products, directly marketed to Black women and girls, and a number of health disorders in women.

To know more about relaxers and your health, tap the link in our bio. Photograph by @nailaruechel.

P s. Adopted by The New York Times

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Many cities are now turning parks and farmland into new housing developments.

Is this a positive or negative development?

P.s. your task is to read the article while taking notes of the main ideas, after which you should complete a short vocabulary exercise.

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Ashamed of, not from.

❌Don't say: He's now ashamed from his conduct.
✅Say: He's now ashamed of his conduct.

Note: it isn't correct to use ashamed of meaning shy. Ashamed means feeling shame or guilt about something. Shy means feeling nervous with someone. Instead of saying: I'm ashamed (or shamed) of my teacher, say:
I'm shy of my teacher.

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Netflix’s co-chief executive, Ted Sarandos, talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro on this week’s edition of The Interview about his belief that the only way to compete with free services like YouTube is to make great movies and TV.

“You’ve got to be worth paying for all the time. Be better all the time, at the programming, at the choosing of it, at driving the conversation around the world of it, which drives the kind of must-seen-ness,” he said. Can Netflix win the battle for your screen time?

Read or listen to the full conversation with @tedsarandos at the link in our bio

P.s. Adapted from The New York Times

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Married to, not with.

❌Don't say: Angela was married with a rich man.
✅Say: Angela was married to a rich man.

Note: Also engaged to:
e.g. Sally was engaged to Peter for a year before they got married.

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