The wax applied to some fruits in Tesco contains shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug. The Centre of Food Safety explained why fruits are waxed after harvest. Its website reads: “To supplement or replace the natural protective coat on fruit, wax is artificially applied to produce such […]
Daily Archives: August 22, 2022
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For the first time in over ten years, iconic Minecraft (opens in new tab) default skin/character Steve has a beard again, via the latest update to Minecraft’s upcoming version. The skins for both the default Steve and Alex characters in the beta launcher now have a couple small tweaks to […]
LOS ANGELES — Are you ready for some ? Fine, but the return of the NFL is why the 2022 Emmy Awards have been drop-kicked from their usual Sunday berth to Monday. Television’s top awards rotate among the top four networks, and this year’s broadcast home, NBC, has reserved the […]
The nonprofit, Marble Freedom Trust, received the contribution in the form of stock and then funneled more than $200 million to other conservative organizations last year, a tax form CNN obtained from the IRS shows. Marble Freedom is led by Leonard Leo, the co-chairman of the conservative Federalist Society, who […]
Fans had flocked to the 15th green at the BMW Championship in the hopes of witnessing four-time major winner Rory McIlroy find the hole, yet first witnessed the bizarre sight of the Northern Irishman doggedly trying to keep a ball out of it. McIlroy and playing partner Scott Stallings had […]
The re-emergence last week of the supermodel Linda Evangelista on the cover of British Vogue after her revelation in 2021 that a cosmetic procedure known as CoolSculpting had left her disfigured, has been hailed, widely, as a triumph. The photo shoot inside the September issue, featuring numerous arresting photos of […]
Not sorry. Yunice Abbas, one of the men who robbed Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris, doesn’t regret the 2016 heist. Abbas is currently awaiting trial for allegedly stealing $10 million worth of jewelry from Kardashian, now 41, more than five years ago. He explained his lack of remorse during […]
Pictured: ‘Adorable’ toddler run over and killed in Ireland after stepping out into the road The toddler, named locally as Brandon Thomas Byrne, died after being hit by a jeep shortly after 9am on Friday morning outside village of Ballinagare The 21-month-old boy and his parents had been staying with their […]