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10 of the Best Ice Cream Festivals Across America 2023

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It's that time of the year when the best treat to "scoop up" and beat the summer heat is America's favorite dessert—ice cream! According to the International Dairy Foods Association, each American consumes nearly 20 pounds of ice cream (or about 4 gallons) annually. Now that's a lot of ice cream! Even President Ronald Reagan officially recognized the nation's love of cool and creamy delights with the issuance of Proclamation 5219 on July 9, 1984 when he officially declared it as National Ice Cream Month and July 15 as National Ice Cream Day! Read More...

Best Styles to Shop at up to 40% Off

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While Ref’s stellar Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale may have come to an end, the sustainable fashion brand is offering yet another chance to save big on select best-selling (and celebrity-approved) styles. Reformation’s holiday sale officially starts today with a variety of dresses, tops, and butt-enhancing jeans marked down up to 70 percent off, which essentially gives you the perfect excuse to splurge on a new NYE dress or that blouse you’ve had in your cart for the past few months without paying full price—and yes, that includes one of Hailey Bieber’s favorite Ref frocks, the Gavin Dress, which the model wore in anInstagram post earlier this summer. Read More...

Beware the killer veg: How tomatoes are carnivorous and can trap insects for food

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By Felicity Cloake Updated: 10:24, 7 December 2009 View comments Tomatoes are among 325 species that have been classed as carnivorous by the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew Anyone about to tuck into a bowl of tomato soup, or a hot buttered jacket potato, should stop reading now. Researchers at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew believe these two members of the nightshade family could be hiding a bloodthirsty secret. Read More...