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10 New Uses for Velcro Velcro, whose name is a combination of the French words velour and crochet, was developed in the early 1940s, after Swiss inventor George de Mestral returned home from a walk with his dog and noticed that pesky cockleburs had stuck to his pants and his dog’s coat. Examining the burrs [...]
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This is a 1965 Chevrolet TV Commercial.
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Suicide, Lies, Debt: A Suburban Nightmare Free from the Oprah Show you can download Suzie Orman,s book in English or Spanish. this is for all women. It will be available for download until 5:00 PM 2/14/08. Thank you Karen!
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10 New Uses for Ziploc Bags In 1963 a unique bag with a plastic zipper seal was introduced at a packaging trade show. Most recently, the seal?s strength was demonstrated at a Riverton, Wyoming, school, where eighth-grade students discovered an uneaten sandwich in a Ziploc bag at the bottom of a locker. It had been [...]
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10 New Uses for Vinegar “Vinegar is a strong preservative because its acetic acid kills the microbes and bacteria that could cause food to spoil,” says Michael Doyle, director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia, in Griffin. “It’s also a good deodorizer – the acid neutralizes basic compounds, such as [...]
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10 New Uses for Baking Soda Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, first hit the mass market in 1846, when Dr. Austin Church and John Dwight began selling their red-labeled soda packages. “Not only does baking soda neutralize odiferous fatty acids but it also attacks grease by turning it into, believe it or not, soap,” says [...]