Events, Trends, and Issues: The United States was a leading exporter of mercury in 2011, and the principal export. destinations included Canada, Guyana, and Vietnam. The average price of a flask of domestic mercury was $1,950; however, by July, prices were reported in the $2,400-to-$2,600 range. Mercury is used for small-scale gold mining in
Lupita Nyongâo Named âPeopleâ Magazineâs Most Beautiful. Lupita Nyongâo, the strikingly beautiful actress who won an Academy Award this year for her moving role in â12 Years A Slaveâ was crowned 2014â²s Most Beautiful Woman in the World, by âPeopleâ magazine! Not to many people can disagree with the fact that Lupita Nyongâo is beautiful.
Bacon-Eating, Lingerie-Wearing 115-Year-Old Is The World's New Oldest Person. She may be 115 but she's still rocking lacy lingerie and eating whatever she wants. New Yorker Susannah Mushatt Jones just became the oldest recorded person in the world, after former titleholder Jeralean Talley died this week at the age of 116. Talley, who passed away in her home, was the third oldest-person titleholder to die this year. Jones pictured on her 113th birthday.