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What Willy Wonka did for chocolate, UCLA microbiologist Wenyuan Shi is doing for lollipops. Shi and his lab team at the School of Dentistry have managed to make candy that's actually good for your teeth. The orange-flavored, sugar-free lollipop they devised is infused with a natural ingredient found in licorice that kills the primary bacterium causing tooth decay, Streptococcus mutans. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago tags candy cavities UCLA wenyuan shi lollipops orange |
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A school district suspended a 12-year-old for having a piece of chocolate candy filled with a half-ounce of booze. picked by mandolinorange 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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From chocolate covered insects to scorpion lollipops. From worm snacks to crickets and more. picked by ballo 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share entertainment |
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M&M'S Peanut, 250 calories 2 comments edit related share plime.comSour Patch Kids, 140 calories REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups, 260 calories. Raiding your kids halloween candy and gaining 2 lbs in one sitting...Priceless picked by DemureArt 10 months ago |
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IBM, Mars Candy Company, and the US is working on sequencing the genetic code for cocoa trees. The work will be freely available so that no patents will be possible. Political unrest, fungus, and diseases have placed cocoa trees in grave danger. The work planned will ensure that no matter what happens you'll be able to enjoy your chocolate. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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If you had to choose a candy bar to snack on and there were no logos on it, would you know what to pick just by looking at the packaging? Do you feel lucky? picked by keroberos32 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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At $5 for 2 pounds of candy I may have to start taking kid's candy that come to my door. picked by Proverb 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A former jailhouse officer in San Luis Obispo County was charged with flashing a female inmate and having others expose themselves in exchange for candy bars. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Parents are outraged after prescription bottles full of candy were given away to children at a California Albertsons. picked by muppet 7 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Warning: This may put you off chocolate bars for a while. picked by ames272001 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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Pop singer Britney Spears was released from a psychiatric ward at the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a week of treatment. picked by DemureArt 7 months ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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If you've never visited our lecherous, hateful little corner of the web before, then let me fill you in on what exactly it is that we do here: we eat bad candy, and then we write about it. We know what you're thinking: ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME SOMEBODY DID. And you're right. picked by indisguise 10 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A British woman banned from seeing her grandchildren because of the amount of sweets she gave them has won a legal battle with her daughter to visit the youngsters - provided she no longer indulged them with candy and "fizzy drinks". picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Can you identify candy bars by cross-section? picked by VoodooPeacock 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A blog that rates candy by taste from all over the world. Candy sorted by type, brand, and country. My favorite is the Nintendo 3D gummies from China. picked by queenofhearts 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
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An Atlanta community would like to ban 'chronic candy' - gum drops and lollipops that are marijuana flavored but lack the actual drug. picked by speedracer 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even floors for what appear to be dwellings. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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UCLA scientists are now reporting a promising new approach to designing super-hard materials, which are very difficult to scratch or crack. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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A candy-review blog. Delicious. 'Nuff said. picked by julea 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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UCLA and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have formed a research institute to better understand and predict regional environmental and climate change and support future space missions. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Yes, you read right, Lollipops shaped like Lenin's Head. And they taste like cola! 9 comments edit related share entertainmentI just cant put my finger on what these lollipops remind me of... picked by muppetmaker 2 months ago |