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Ultra-Rare Lobster With Perfect Color Split Discovered: 'Once-In-50-Million Catch' Ultra-Rare Lobster With Perfect Color Split Discovered: 'Once-In-50-Million Catch'
Ultra-Rare Lobster With Perfect Color Split Discovered: 'Once-In-50-Million Catch' An extremely rare lobster won't be on the menu on Cape Cod this summer. A lobster with a perfectly split shell in two different colors was caught off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Thursday, April 16. Wellfleet Shellfish Company shared the news of the highly improbable find in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 21. The Eastham-based company donated the "rare beauty" to the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, keeping it away from butter and bread buns. "Split lobsters like this are extraordinarily rare — caused by unique genetic variations that create their striking half-and-hal…

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by Chris Spiker
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European Union Bans Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Linked To Cancer, Fertility Fears: Is US Next? European Union Bans Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Linked To Cancer, Fertility Fears: Is US Next?
What Is TPO? Gel Nail Polish Banned In Europe A chemical used in many gel nail polishes is now banned in all 27 European Union countries. According to Newsweek, EU regulators classify trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) as a substance suspected of causing cancer, genetic mutations, or harming fertility. Under EU cosmetics law, chemicals in that category are prohibited in beauty products. The ban applies to all cosmetics containing TPO, even those purchased before the Sept. 1 deadline. Nail salons and technicians cannot use up old stock, sell it, or give it away. Instead, they must switch to compliant formulas, Newsweek repor…

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by Cecilia Levine