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  2. Phosphate conversion coating - Wikipedia

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    Glock Ges.m.b.H., an Austrian firearms manufacturer, uses a black Parkerizing process as a topcoat to a Tenifer process to protect the slides of the pistols they manufacture. After applying the Tenifer process, a black Parkerized finish is applied and the slide is protected even if the Parkerized finish were to wear off.

  3. Consumer Reports - Wikipedia

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    Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.

  4. Cask strength - Wikipedia

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    Aberlour A'bunadh Batch 59, labeled as "bottled straight from the cask". Cask strength (also known as barrel proof/barrel strength) is a term used by whisky (spelt "whiskey" in Ireland and the United States) and rum producers to describe a whisky or rum that has not been substantially diluted after its storage in a cask for maturation.

  5. Proof test - Wikipedia

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    A proof test is a form of stress test to demonstrate the fitness of a load-bearing or impact-experiencing structure. An individual proof test may apply only to the unit tested, or to its design in general for mass-produced items. Such a structure is often subjected to loads above those expected in actual use, demonstrating safety and design margin.

  6. Why Elephants Have Big Ears: The Secret to Staying Cool

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    Elephants have massive ears to help regulate their body temperature. They have huge blood vessels in their ears. The blood vessels are large and quite visible on the backs of the elephant’s ears.

  7. Drinking sugary drinks may increase your risk of death. Here ...

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    Too much sugar can impact your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Here is why drinks are particularly a problem.

  8. Worshipful Company of Gunmakers - Wikipedia

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    The major three activities of the Proof House are: proof, safety and de-activation. Proof is the process of testing the safety of a gun barrel. It is still done as it has been since the company was established in 1637: by test-firing the gun with an over-pressure charge of powder. If the gun survives undamaged, it will be safe to shoot.

  9. House Ethics Committee votes to release report on Matt ... - AOL

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    The House Ethics Committee in the coming days will release its report on former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz after a secret vote earlier this month, according to multiple reports.. The report, which is ...