To many of our readers, 'It's A Wonderful' life will be considered the quintessential Christmas movie, so it might come as a surprise to hear that it completely wrecked the company who made it at the time of its original release. It's become a classic years later, thanks to re-screenings of the movie and the joy of DVDs and streaming, but life was anything but wonderful for Liberty Films back then.
If anyone should shoulder the blame for the box office failure of the film, it's Liberty Films themselves. For reasons that will never make sense to anybody, they decided the best time of year to release their heartwarming Christmas tale was July. Predictably, cinema-goers didn't want to see Christmas films at the height of summer, so they didn't go. Liberty, who'd spent big on the production, recovered less than half their costs. That wasn't enough for them to carry on trading.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.