Category: 2019

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid[1] used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. Household uses for soaps include washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping, where soaps act as surfactants, emulsifying[2] oils to enable them to be carried away by water. In industry, they are used as thickeners, components of some lubricants, and precursors to catalysts.

Jerky is lean trimmed meat that has been cut into strips and dried (dehydrated) to prevent spoilage. Normally, this drying includes the addition of salt to prevent bacteria growth before the meat has finished the dehydrating process. The word “jerky” derives from the Quechua word ch’arki which means “dried, salted meat”.[1][2][3] All that is needed to produce basic “jerky” is a low-temperature…

  Chia Pets are American styled terracotta figurines[1] used to sprout chia,[2] where the chia sprouts grow within a couple of weeks[3] to resemble the animal’s fur or hair.[4] Moistened seeds of chia (Salvia hispanica)[2] are applied to the grooved terra cotta figurine body. Marketed by Joe Pedott[3] and produced by San Francisco, California-based company Joseph Enterprises Inc.,[5] the first Chia Pet, Chia Guy, was created on September 8, 1977.[1] A trademark registration was…

  What does Natural mean for GREENIES™ As loving pet owners ourselves, the health and well-being of our pets is always our top priority. That’s why we make all GREENIES™ Dental Treats with delicious, healthy ingredients that are easy to digest and help promote overall pet health. As the popularity of natural pet food continues…

  Smeg (stylized as smeg) is an Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances. Vittorio Bertazzoni founded the company in 1948 in the town of Guastalla, Reggio Emilia, Italy. The name is an acronym for Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla (“Emilian metallurgical enamel works of Guastalla”). The company remains in the private ownership of the Bertazzoni family with its headquarters still in Guastalla. Smeg…

  Ojén is famous for the production of Aguardiente de Ojén (es), or simply “ojen” (“OH-hen”) as it is known in English, an anise liqueur that once played a major part in the town’s economy. This liqueur, nowadays locally produced by the distillery company Dominique Mertens Impex. S.L.,[1] gained widespread fame abroad and is very popular in the city of New…

  Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia.[3] After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world.[4] There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour,[5] while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty,…

Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and so can be molded into solid objects. Plasticity is the general property of all materials which can deform irreversibly without breaking but, in the class of moldable polymers, this occurs to such a degree that their actual name derives from this specific ability. Plastics are typically organic…

The phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. In its later forms, it is also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or, since the 1940s, a record player. The sound vibration waveforms are recorded as corresponding physical deviations of a spiral groove engraved, etched, incised, or impressed into the surface…

Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors’ Gang theater company at the time. The duo’s name is derived from “tenacious defense”, a phrase used by NBA basketball sportscaster Marv Albert.[1] Prior to the release of Tenacious D’s 2001 debut album Tenacious D, the duo had…