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Plastic Cutting Boards Shown To Shed Microplastics in Food?

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Madison Dapcevich
March 27, 2024 Ingested through foods and liquids, microplastics are "ubiquitous" in modern environments, accor ...
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Scientists Identify ‘Superworm’ Capable of Eating Plastic

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Madison Dapcevich
June 9, 2022 Enzymes found in the worm’s guts broke down two types of widely used plastics, including Styrofoam.
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Did The Weeknd Get Plastic Surgery?

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Alex Kasprak
Jan. 8, 2021 The artist's "Save Your Tears" music video got people asking questions.
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SCAM ALERT: Walmart Is Not Giving Away Vouchers To Celebrate Going Plastic Bag-Free

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Madison Dapcevich
March 24, 2021 Though the retail giant has made a commitment to reduce the use of plastic bags, stores around t ...
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Are Criminals Using Plastic Bottles in Wheel Wells to Carjack People?

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Kim LaCapria
Feb. 7, 2018 The alleged trick of distracting a driver by cramming a plastic bottle in a wheel well runs coun ...
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Microplastics from Cutting Boards Have Been Found in Food?

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Madison Dapcevich
March 31, 2024 When food is minced, chopped or sliced with knives while on cutting boards, small pieces of mate ...
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Abandoned Plastic Soda Bottles May Be Drano 'Bottle Bombs'?

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David Mikkelson
April 27, 2010 A viral alert warns about neighborhood residents finding unexploded Drano "bottle bombs" in thei ...
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A package states that it contains Trader Joe's Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings Filled with a Rich and Savory Broth. Several balls of dough containing meat and other fillings are shown.

RECALL: Trader Joe's Chicken Soup Dumplings Pulled for Containing Hard Plastic

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Jack Izzo
March 4, 2024 Packs with the best-by date of 03.07.25 and lot codes C1-1 or C1-2 can be turned in to Trader Jo ...
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Vintage Pic Shows Bizarre 'Blizzard Cones' To Protect Faces from Snow?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 3, 2023 After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
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Plastic Rice from China

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Kim LaCapria
Oct. 26, 2016 Reports hold that plastic rice made in China has flooded Western markets, but you'd probably not ...
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Is Starbucks Replacing Plastic Straws with Paper Straws Wrapped in Plastic?

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Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018 A meme criticizing Starbucks' use of paper straws wrapped in plastic packaging employed an image ...
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Do Walmart Jelly Sandals Contain Lead?

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Dan Evon
June 10, 2017 Rumors that jelly sandals sold by Walmart contain unsafe levels of lead were based on unofficial ...
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Tiger Woods' Plastic Surgery

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 25, 2013 The real story of Tiger Woods' auto accident?
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Can Water from Plastic Bottles Be Toxic?

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David Mikkelson
Sept. 30, 2003 Does reusing, freezing, or warming plastic water bottles cause them to break down into dioxins o ...
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Are These Penguins Living on an Island of Plastic?

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Dan Evon
June 11, 2018 A digitally manipulated video showing a group of penguins living on a plastic island was created ...
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Saving Plastic Bottle Caps for Medical Treatment

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct. 18, 2008 Will collecting plastic bottle caps provide chemo treatments to cancer sufferers or prosthetic l ...
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Does a 'Plastic' Layer Cover Romaine Lettuce?

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Bethania Palma
April 24, 2018 A viral video purporting to show a woman peeling plastic off lettuce leaves is misleading.
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Does microwaving foods in plastic containers release cancer-causing agents into the foods?

Does Microwaving Foods In Plastic Containers Cause Cancer?

Written by:
David Mikkelson Jessica Lee
Feb. 14, 2002 From TikTok videos to viral emails — for decades, warnings have circulated online about the alle ...
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Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?

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The Conversation
Feb. 26, 2021 Of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s estimated that a ...
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Did a Sperm Whale Die After Swallowing 64 Pounds of Plastic Debris?

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Dan Evon
April 12, 2018 A photograph of an art installation is frequently attached to genuine reports about a dead whale ...
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