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There are some obvious things you can do to help get a good score on your next test. For example, if possible you should get a good night’s sleep before the test. And the best way to improve your score is to study for the test so that you know the answers cold. But sometimes [...]
A gumball machine is the simplest mechanical vending machine, and the machines have been around for more than a century. Gumball machines have five parts that are visible: 1) The glass or plastic bowl up top that holds the machine’s supply of gumballs or candy 2) The base 3) The coin slot 4) The turn [...]
I’ll never forget the image of Gene Wilder as he threw one of cinema’s greatest tantrums at the climax of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Only after little Charlie Bucket hands over his Everlasting Gobstopper does Wonka relent, revealing that the entire candy factory tour was merely a test. Oh, spoiler alert.
Up until World War II, chewing gum was made of a substance called chicle. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about the ingredients of modern chewing gum.
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