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  2. Jacquard machine - Wikipedia

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    The first prototype of a Jacquard-type loom was made in the second half of the 15th century by an Italian weaver from Calabria, Jean le Calabrais, who was invited to Lyon by Louis XI. [11] [12] He introduced a new kind of machine which was able to work the yarns faster and more precisely. Over the years, improvements to the loom were ongoing. [13]

  3. Loompanics - Wikipedia

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    Loompanics Unlimited was an American book seller and publisher specializing in nonfiction on generally unconventional or controversial topics. The topics in their title list included drugs, weapons, survivalism, anarchism, sex, conspiracy theories, and so on.

  4. Grade II* listed buildings in Colchester (borough) - Wikipedia

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    Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) ... Loom House & Marlborough Head Inn Dedham: Houses: Later: 23 June 1952

  5. Berkshire Hathaway - Wikipedia

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    In April 2002, Berkshire acquired Fruit of the Loom for $835 million in cash. It acquired Russell Corporation in August 2006, for $600 million. [80] Fruit of the Loom also acquired Brooks Sports in 2006. [81] In September 2002, Berkshire acquired Garanimals for $273 million. [82]

  6. Tantra - Wikipedia

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    'expansion-device, salvation-spreader; loom, weave, warp') is an esoteric yogic tradition that developed on the Indian subcontinent from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards in both Hinduism and Buddhism. [1]

  7. Taylor Swift - Wikipedia

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    Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania. [1] She is named after the singer-songwriter James Taylor. [2] [3] Her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, was a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch, and her mother, Andrea Gardner Swift (née Finlay), worked as a mutual fund marketing executive. [4]

  8. LGBTQ rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the United States are among the most advanced in the world, [1] [2] with public opinion and jurisprudence changing significantly since the late 1980s.