The Evolution of Plant Minds

     I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...

Fuwarinka Scented Gum is deodorant in a gum form

Fuwarinka Scented Gum, made in Japan, promises to not only freshen your mouth and breath, but also your whole body. As you chew this magic gum, a 'fragrant rose' smell is released from all your pores, and makes you smell fresh and clean again. "An incredibly unique taste,...

Officials fear dog was poisoned in Burnaby park

I am not a dog owner but i'm animal lover, hope whoever did these heinous acts against beloved pets is caught and and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, before someone else loses their pet. " She was...

Fight Cavities With Gummy Bears

Gummy bears may be the solution for tooth decay problems amongst children. According to a U.S. study, xylitol, the sugar substitute may help prevent tooth decay. Xylitol is actually a naturally-occurring sugar...

Stick your gum on a pole in South Carolina...risk going to jail

Better watch where you stick your gum if you live in South Carolina.  Utility poles seem to be a popular spot for people to their stick gum, and city officials in Charleston are enforcing higher...

Non-stick gum could save shoes

"Getting chewing gum on your shoes could be a thing of the past if a new non-stick gum is a success.Revolymer says its new Clean Gum has a special polymer that makes it far less sticky.The company announced today it has raised €12.75m from new investors as well as an...

Warren Buffett's stake helps Mars take over Wrigley

"Warren Buffett took advantage of the credit crunch yesterday as Mars announcedan agreed $23 billion (£11.5 billion) takeover of Wrigley in a deal that theworld’s richest man helped to finance in return for a cut-price stake in thechewing gum group.Mr Buffett’s Berkshire...

Concrete Proof: Tobacco Saves Lives.

Wow, The Bigger the Tobacco Can, The Bigger the Live Saver, who knew Tobacco Saves Lives, certainly the Robber didn't.Certainly somewhere, there is a Tobacco Advertiser who is aware of this story is looking at...

Student dig unearths ancient gum

"A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum has been discovered by an archaeology student from the University of Derby. Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar while on a dig in western Finland. Neolithic people used the material as an antiseptic to treat gum...

Study finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease

"CHICAGO (Reuters) - There is more evidence to back up a long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco products, researchers reported on...

Fake Sugar, Real Cancer

Even in realistic "human-sized" doses (not a rat eating six tons of the stuff), aspartame has been proven carcinogenic. Aspartame is found in products ranging from soda pop to medicine tablets; this discovery raises important questions of trust in a profit-driven food...

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