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One of the oldest and most recognizable sucker brands in the U.S., Dum Dums were created in 1924 by the Akron Candy Company in Bellevue, Ohio. The brand was later acquired by the Spangler Candy ...
A piece of chewed birch bark tar gum unearthed in western Sweden has unlocked a window into ancient life, revealing the ...
However, the ancient Egyptian mummy, housed at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, has now shown that the plague was also prevalent in North Africa at the start of the Bronze Age, reports the Mirror US.
Efforts to tackle the problem of chewing gum stuck to pavements in two West Yorkshire towns have been boosted with the award of a £26,450 clean-up grant. The money from the Chewing Gum Task Force ...
The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great public works. He ruled Egypt for two-thirds of a century (roughly 1279 ...
Fragments of the ancient Roman fresco show a floral pattern. (Image credit: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)) The art served to demonstrate the wealth and taste of the villa's inhabitants.
A scientist has uncovered a secret river that might have helped Egyptians build the pyramids. An ancient branch of the River Nile might have been used to transport material to build the mammoth ...
Trending News: Unearthed in Egypt's Tarkhan Cemetery, the Tarkhan Dress, dating back to 3482-3102 BC, stands as the oldest known tailored garment. Discovered by Sir ...
Chewing gum found at table in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in Pensacola (red highlight added by ALM).
Paper, invented in China around the 2nd century BCE, did not spread to the rest of the world until much later, as it remained within the country for half a millennium, and it wasn’t until the 11th ...
A grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Sheffield City Council clean up gum and reduce gum littering.
Following the current trend of cultivating healthy eating habits, let us discuss the “king” of vegetable oils — olive. Actually, the word “oil,” meaning any oil of vegetable origin, according to ...