In the mid-1990s, a high number of overweight Americans were taking fen phen with the promise of quick and effective weight loss. Fen phen contained the combination of two drugs called fenfluramine and phentermine. While one drug suppressed the appetite, the other drug prevented drowsiness.
It takes 1,800 gallons of water to make one pair of jeans. September 29, 2009. Jeans. We all love them. We all have them. In fact, most of us have a lot of them. According to a Cotton Inc. survey, the average American owns 8.3 pairs of jeans. American teens average 11 pairs of jeans.
The water district earlier this month approved spending up to $71 million to buy water from nine districts in the Sacramento Valley. An acre-foot of water is almost 326,000 gallons of water, enough for two Southern California households for a year. The offer is a hard one to turn down for farmers like Tennis, who also sits on the Western Canal Water District Board. Farmers can make around $900 an acre, after costs, growing rice, Tennis said.