It's a second entry on our list for Ben Affleck, and this time it's for completely different reasons. Everyone knows 'Gigli' as being the 'Bennifer' movie - the film that he and Jennifer Lopez made during the time they were dating. They also know it for being utterly terrible, and crashing miserably at the box office. It made back less than a tenth of its budget, and stalled the acting career of Lopez completely. Affleck was lucky it didn't have a worse effect on him.
That alone would be reason enough to dislike it, but for Affleck, there's more to it than that. He points out that everyone makes bad films occasionally - and that Angelina Jolie had released a bad one a few months earlier - but everyone paid more attention to 'Gigli' because he and Lopez were in it together. That took it from being a bad movie that nobody cared about to a bad movie that everyone wanted to criticize, leading to a miserable time for the actor.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.