There are nearly one hundred radioisotopes whose beta and/or gamma radiation is used in diagnosis, therapy, or investigations in nuclear medicine.
In fact, some of our favorite candies were quite different than how we know them today. 1. Ever wonder how the 3 Musketeers bar got its name? No, the creator wasn't a big Dumas fan â it's because the bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors â vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. When vanilla and strawberry flavoring became hard to come by during WWII, Mars decided to go all chocolate.
Whether it's vanilla extract in your chocolate chip cookies or scraped vanilla beans for custard or ice cream, vanilla is called for in all kinds of recipes. With so many uses and so many different types of vanilla -- from Bourbon to Mexican -- vanilla is an omnipresent ingredient whose value cannot be overstated.