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  2. List of common misconceptions about arts and culture

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    The misconception was popularized by a 1973 advertising campaign by the St. Regis Paper Company. [65] George Washington Carver was not the inventor of peanut butter. [66] The first peanut butter related patent was filed by John Harvey Kellogg in 1895, and peanut butter was used by the Incas centuries prior to that.

  3. The Company (Littell novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Company: A Novel of the CIA is an American novel written by Robert Littell and published by The Overlook Press in 2002. The plot interweaves the professional lives of both historical and fictional characters in the field of international espionage between June 1950 and August 1995.

  4. Midwood Books - Wikipedia

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    Shorten obtained his cover illustrations from the Art Balcourt Service, the same agency that provided covers for Beacon. Artists such as Nappi, Rader, and Robert Maguire were significant to the company's success. The covers sold the books: Midwood's novels were not great literature, but were generally very entertaining.

  5. Open-book contract - Wikipedia

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    In an open-book contract, the buyer and seller of work/services agree on (1) which costs are remunerable and (2) the margin that the supplier can add to these costs. The project is then invoiced to the customer based on the actual costs incurred plus the agreed margin.

  6. Douglas Dorsey worked on the shop floor at Boeing as an engineer for over 30 years. He said problems began in the late 1990s during a merger.

  7. JOB (rolling papers) - Wikipedia

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    By 1889 the Job company employed 290 women and 40 men. [7] In the late 1890s, the company hired Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, as well as many other artists, to design advertising posters for the brand. [8] Mucha drew a sinuous long-haired goddess holding a rolled cigarette. The image was inspired by Michelangelo's Sibyls from the Sistine ...

  8. Hockey player Matthew Petgrave crowdfunding for legal fees ...

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    Canadian hockey player Matthew Petgrave has begun crowdfunding to help cover his legal fees in connection with the death of fellow hockey player Adam Johnson. Johnson, who played for the ...

  9. Biden bans new oil, gas drilling off most US coasts as Trump ...

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    A person fishes with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance on January 5, 2025 in Seal Beach, California. President Joe Biden has permanently banned future offshore oil and gas ...