King Charles III was mistakenly declared dead by UK radio station Radio Caroline in an unexpected on-air error that briefly shocked listeners.
The incident occurred...
According to Forbes, Rihanna is now worth $1.7 billion (£1.2 billion), primarily thanks to the value of her industry-shaking cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, which is estimated to be worth $1.4 billion.
Rihanna has also earned the rest of her fortune from her lingerie company, Savage x Fenty, which is reportedly valued at $270m (£193m), and from her earnings as a musician and actor.
Fenty Beauty was reportedly racking in $550 million during its first calendar year in 2018, beating out other celebrity lines like Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics and Kim Kardashian West’s KKW Beauty.
Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty line has also proven to be a success, raising $115 million in funding this past February at a $1 billion valuation.
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Picking your nose might increase your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows.
A protein called beta-amyloid is believed to be a cause of the progressive dementia that characterizes Alzheimer’s disease. And according to a recent report, beta-amyloid may be produced in the brain as a defense mechanism to pathogens that are introduced via the nasal cavity — that is, sticking dirty fingers in the nose.
As a result, the report’s writers suggested that “neuroinflammation in might be partially caused by pathogens entering the brain through the olfactory system.”
“There is even some evidence to suggest that may have antibacterial properties as a defense mechanism against microbial infections in the brain,” the report, published...
