5 Things: Hotel Room Remotes are FILTHY

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1. Enjoy your stay. Travelling soon? USA Today has a list of 8 things you should never do in a hotel room. You may not pay attention to the hotel remotes, but apparently they are a haven for bacteria and other unseemly things. I never usually think to check for bed bugs, but these guys have me making it a priority for the next hotel I stay at... 

2. Old food? It doesn't have to go to waste. For example, overripe fruit can easily be turned into jam, and stale bread can be ground into breadcrumbs for a wide variety of recipes. Find out more handy uses for expired food.

3. Howdy Neighbor. The world's longest shared border is the 3,987-mile (6,416 kilometer) boundary between the United States and Canada.

4. Attention shoppers: A new bake shop has opened in the Pheasant Lane Mall. Crumbs Bake Shop is now open in the Nashua shopping center. Doc Popcorn, Mama Ayah, Charlotte Russe and Massage Envy Spa are also slated to open this spring.

5. Weather Report: Today: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 47F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Cloudy during the evening. A few snow showers developing late. Low around 30F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.