29-12-2017 17:30 via montrealgazette.com

The Right Chemistry: Pineapple plants and snoring

“Snore no more with Asda’s new bedroom aid — a pineapple plant.” Catchy but nonsensical headlines are a dime a dozen these days. This one, though, leads into a story so ludicrous that it can take your breath away.
Asda is a British supermarket chain that is promoting the sale of pineapple plants with a claim that they can curb snoring by increasing the oxygen content of the air at night. To boost the argument, the ads reference studies by NASA about plants improving air q
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