The first artificial sweetener – Sac Charin – was discovered by accident, when in 1879, Ira Rimsen, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, saw a sweet substance on his hand after experimenting with various chemicals in a laboratory. Sac Cherin quickly became very popular, mainly because of how cheap it …
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Simply put, obesity is a product of the body’s output energy being less than the energy energy input. But in reality, nothing is simple about this complex and mysterious disease. Obesity, which has skyrocketed in recent decades – now defining the body mass of 0% of adult Americans – is …
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The famous Are Resibo Observatory Telescope in Puerto Rico, which was once starring in the James Bond film, crashed on Tuesday when its 900-ton receiver sank 450 feet (140 meters) on a radio dish below the platform. Engineers recently warned of the dire state of the giant constitution, and the …
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Metro Detroit – Strong winds brought down trees on Sunday and caused a massive disruption in Metro Detroit. The National Weather Service has issued wind advisors for the counties of Genisi, Lapier, Lenavi, Livingston, Mombomb, Morono, Auckland, Senelake, St. Clair, Wash Wash and Wayne until 4 a.m. Monday. More: Metro …
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For the second time in just a matter of months, a cable accident at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory has caused even more damage to one of the world’s largest and most powerful radio telescopes. In August Gust, astronomers and science-lovers were surprised to see a huge hole burst from a …
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