Ryan Lee December 6‚ 2010 1950s Interesting Facts 1950 • 64% of Americans now live in cities • Silly Putty is introduced! • North Korea invades South Korea. Truman orders the U.S. into the war. 3 million soldiers and civilians will be killed or wounded before it ends in 1953. • The Open Kettle‚ a coffee and donut shop in Quincy Mass. is renamed Dunkin’ Donuts. • Diner’s Club becomes the first credit card. 1951 • 20 year old outfielder Willie Mays joins N.Y. Giants
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1. Important characteristics required for materials in Automotive Engineering Polymers have been used in the automotive industry for many decades. It is regarded as an efficient material as it is very durable and could significantly reduce production costs. However‚ as technology advances‚ new polymers are found and better alternatives are paved for the automotive industry. The vehicles we see today are very different than that of the yesteryears. This proves how far the automotive industry has
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1. GUPTA‚ A.‚ BAJAJ‚ P.‚ & PALIWAL‚ D. (1998). Journal of Applied Polymer Science‚ 70(2703). Retrieved September 26‚ 2014. 2. Sreekumar‚ T.‚ & Sen‚ K. (2001). Effect of Reaction medium on Radical Polymerization of Acrylonitrile with Vinyl acids. Poly sci.‚ 79(1640). Retrieved September 26‚ 2014. 3. (n.d.). In http://www.pslc.ws/mactest/pan.htm. Retrieved September 26‚ 2014 4. Serkov‚ A.‚ & Radishevskii‚ M. (2008). Status and Prospects For Production Of Carbon Fibres Based on Polyacrylonitrile
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AIRLINES‚ AIRPORTS AND AIR TRAVELING • All International Airline Pilots speaks English. • Flights longer than 8 hours require 3 pilots (1 captain and 2 first officers) to rotate flying duties. Flights longer than 12 hours require 4 pilots (1 captain and 3 first officers). They usually fly 3-4 hour shifts. • Each airline pilot flying the aircraft‚ eats a different meal to minimize the risk of all pilots on board being ill. • On average‚ pilots fly between 9 and 14 days a month
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Facts about Pollution Pollution prevention |Interesting facts | |Did you know? | |Every year approximately 75‚000 litres of detergents and 12‚000 kilograms of dirt and other pollutants flow into North Shore | |City’s streams‚ lake and beaches from people washing their
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nothing about hurricanes? Well‚ This essay will teach you some cool facts about hurricanes and what they can do. Hurricanes are big‚ rainy‚ and windy storms that usually happen in places around the world on the coast. Hurricanes are exciting‚ dangerous‚ and interesting all at the same time but there are many things that are included with them that we never could have guessed‚ similar to the things that they explain in Scholastic’s article‚ “ How Dangerous are they?” hurricanes are some interesting storms
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look forward to celebrating every year. Even though most people have celebrated Thanksgiving their entire life‚ there are still some things that many people do not know about Thanksgiving. Below is some interesting facts about Thanksgiving: Turkeys Can Actually Have Heart Attacks Turkey is one of the Thanksgiving staple foods. In fact‚ it is estimated that 91 percent of people in America eat turkey during Thanksgiving. Many people would be surprised to find out that a turkey can actually have a heart
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Statistics The population is about 28.81 million people. And it is located in africa and the. Religion angola’s population is over wheel mongy shristan. Per capita income is about 6220 pd dollars. And the country length is 48l‚400 mi. The main exports are oil‚ dimond‚ fish. Geography Mountains and lowland plato stuff. And the weather is quite warm there and the timperter in the summer is 100 to 99. The timpertches are is 57 or 40 so that cold. Yes it does rain and snow it has two seasons
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The Civil War profoundly shaped the United States as we know it today. Nevertheless‚ the war remains one of the most misunderstood events in American history. Here are ten facts you need to know about America’s defining struggle. 1. The Civil War was fought between the Northern states and the Southern states from 1861-1865. The Civil War‚ also known as “The War Between the States‚” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven
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housing. It isn’t talked about enough. You don’t see it in the news a lot. But in reality‚ homelessness is a very big factor in the world. So many people become homeless due to several different reasons including: addiction‚ domestic violence‚ mental illness‚ and job loss. These factors put people at risk for having somewhere to sleep‚ bathe‚ and eat regularly. Homelessness is a very serious topic. Did you know that between 2.3 and 3.5 million people experience homelessness? About 1.5 million American
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