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  2. Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer.He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment.

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    2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, also known as isooctane, is an octane isomer which defines the 100 point on the octane rating scale (the zero point is n-heptane). It is an important component of gasoline . Isooctane is produced on a massive scale in the petroleum industry, usually as a mixture with related hydrocarbons.

  4. Clair Cameron Patterson - Wikipedia

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    Clair Cameron Patterson (June 2, 1922 – December 5, 1995) [1] was an American geochemist.Born in Mitchellville, Iowa, Patterson graduated from Grinnell College.He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and spent his entire professional career at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

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  6. Former Playboy playmate jumps to her death with 7-year-old son

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    A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...

  7. Chemistry: A Volatile History - Wikipedia

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    By dissolving the radioactive ore cleveite in acid, William Ramsay was able to collect a gas trapped within the rock, which had an atomic weight of 4, and the same spectral lines which Lockyer had observed: helium. Prior to this, Ramsay had already isolated a new gas from the atmosphere; argon, with an atomic weight of 40.

  8. List of inventors killed by their own invention - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889–1944) was an American engineer and chemist who contracted polio at age 51, leaving him severely disabled. He devised an elaborate system of ropes and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. He became entangled in the ropes and died of strangulation at the age of 55.

  9. 150 knock-knock jokes that are a real hoot - AOL

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    These funny knock knock jokes are perfect for kids, teens, adults and anyone else looking for a laugh. Find hilarious knee-slappers for the whole family. 150 knock-knock jokes that are a real hoot