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Castoreum. Castoreum / k æ s ˈ t ɔːr i ə m / is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers used in combination with urine to scent mark their territory. [1] [2]Both beaver sexes have a pair of castor sacs and a pair of anal glands, located in two cavities under the skin between the pelvis and the base of the tail. [3]
Tantalum is a chemical element; it has symbol Ta and atomic number 73. It is named after Tantalus, a figure in Greek mythology. [11] Tantalum is a very hard, ductile, lustrous, blue-gray transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
There are 2 parts per million of tantalum in the Earth's crust, making it the 51st most abundant element there. Soil contains on average 1 to 2 parts per billion of tantalum, and seawater contains 2 parts per trillion of tantalum. A typical human contains 2.9 parts per billion of tantalum. Tantalum is found in the minerals tantalite and ...
According to Penthouse magazine's owner Bob Guccione, "We began to show pubic hair, which was a big breakthrough." [2] In order to retain its market share, Playboy followed suit, risking obscenity charges, and launching the "Pubic Wars". [1] Playboy started showing wisps of pubic hair about nine months after Penthouse (June 1970). [2]
Professional tennis player Yaroslava Shvedova wearing safety shorts at a New York tennis match. One of the things that skirt-wearers do to avoid upskirts, particularly those who are prominently in public such as female athletes and celebrities as well as schoolgirls, is the wearing of "safety shorts" or simply shorts under their skirts to protect themselves from upskirting.
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The United States does not produce tantalum due to the poor quality of its reserves. [20] Australian mining company Sons of Gwalia once produced half the world's tantalum but went into administration in 2004. Talison Minerals paid $205 million to buy the Wodgina and Greenbushes tantalum business of Sons of Gwalia but temporarily closed Wodgina ...
Fair warning, it almost hurts to look at this photo of a woman sitting on a subway that's going viral. Sitting with your legs nicely crossed is one thing, but this woman somehow managed to twist ...