You might think it鈥檚 a good idea to brush your teeth after drinking sugary fruit juice, but it isn鈥檛. The acid in the juice weakens the tooth enamel, which can then be damaged during brushing. The...
Ear candles are regularly promoted by alternative health suppliers and have been getting quite the hype from the media even though there is no evidence to suggest they have any real benefit. The...
The greenhouse effect is caused by gases in the atmosphere that let sunlight through, but prevent some of the heat it generates from being re-emitted, acting as a blanket around the earth. If we...
Lipsticks, (the waxy kind that come聽in the traditional tube), contain a variety of natural waxes, such as beeswax, carnauba wax, ozokerite, ceresin, or microcrystalline wax, which is聽derived from...
Polar bears can run as fast as聽40 kilometers per hour鈥攂ut only for short distances. Younger, leaner bears are the best runners and are able to聽cover two kilometers without stopping. Older and...
Woodrow Wilson鈥檚 secretary of state, William Jennings Bryan, was ridiculed in 1913 for serving Welch鈥檚 grape juice instead of wine at a dinner honoring the British ambassador. This proved to be...
