Laundry mistakes that shorten the life of your clothes, plus what happens when you put some much-needed quiet back into your day.

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

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Mike Carruthers (0:32)

Today, on Something You Should Know, I'll take you on a little tour of the $1 bill, then washing and caring for your clothes. If you're not doing it right, it's costing you a lot of money.

Zach Pozniak (0:45)

My one piece of advice was to never ever use fabric softener or dryer sheets with your synthetic clothes and things that you want to absorb water. So your towels, your sheets, your undergarments and your gym clothes.

Mike Carruthers (0:59)

Also, what's the deal with those baby carrots? Are they really safe to eat? And the powerful benefits of simply adding some quiet time into your day.

Joe McCormack (1:10)

So quiet isn't just like, oh, peaceful, tranquil, you know, restful feeling. It's about being deliberate about what am I going to do today?

What's the most important thing for me to do today? It's about having that time. It's not even hours. It could be minutes to think about things more deliberately, more intentionally.

Mike Carruthers (1:26)

All this today on Something You Should Know.

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Something You Should Know. Fascinating Intel. The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life. Today, Something You Should Know with Mike Carruthers.

Mike Carruthers (3:21)

If you can, as we get started here, take out a $1 bill. It'll make this first thing we talk about more interesting. Hi, welcome to Something You Should Know. I'm Mike Carruthers and we're starting with the dollar bill today. There are a lot of thirteens on a $1 bill. First of all, flip the dollar bill over so you're looking at the reverse side and you will see both sides of the great seal of the United States. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson all had a hand in creating that seal. And there is no question that they wanted the original 13 colonies to be well represented. Now, as you look at the reverse side of a $1 bill, on the right side of the reverse side, you will see the obverse or front of the seal of the United States. That eagle holds 13 arrows representing strength in war and an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 olives symbolizing peace. He's under a constellation of 13 stars and is adorned with a shield with 13 stripes. To the left is the reverse of the seal. The unfinished pyramid symbolizes strength and stability with room to grow.

The all-seeing Eye of Providence at the top of the pyramid symbolizes the divine help the early Americans needed in establishing a new country.

The Roman numerals at the bottom of the pyramid is 1776

And, if you were to count the layers of bricks of the pyramid as it goes up, 13

And that is Something You Should Know.