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In which country can you see commercials that have become a television series?

Supermarket chain ICA has been running commercials on Swedish television from 2001 to this day. Each video is a humorous sketch about the store employees, 30-45 seconds long, and they are updated about once every two weeks.

Many Swedes are used to this mini-series, follow the fate of the characters and wait for the release of new videos.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What is talc?

Talc is the softest mineral known to man. It is so soft that it can be easily scraped off from the whole piece with the help of nails. It is a small flake or flake of a mineral that has a silvery-white or pale green color. In solid form, talc is known as soapstone. In this case, it is a grayish or greenish mineral, often covered with brown spots, very soft and greasy to the touch. The best talc is mined in Piedmont in Italy.

However, its deposits are found in many countries, including England, Canada, Germany, Russia and Zimbabwe. The world's largest reserves of it are located on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Due to the heat-insulating properties of soapstone, in the old days it was often used to make kitchen utensils, for which it received the name "pot stone". It has also been used as a material for pipes and sinks.

Since soapstone is poorly soluble in acids, the walls and bottoms of laboratory vessels used to store caustic liquids are covered with plates of it. It is a poor conductor of electricity and therefore finds use as an insulating material for switchboards and other similar objects. For lining various surfaces, it uses its property to become harder when heated.

The ancient Egyptians carved magical talismans and amulets from talc and covered them with colored azure. Approximately three-quarters of the world's talc is used to make cosmetics, glazed tiles and other ceramics, paper, rubber and roofing materials.

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