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Rapala (/ ˈ r æ p ə l ɑː / RAP-ə-lah) [1] is a fishing product manufacturing company based in Finland. It was founded in 1936 by Lauri Rapala, who is credited for creating the world's first floating minnow lure carved from cork with a shoemaker's knife, covered with chocolate candy bar wrappers and melted photography film negatives, for a protective outer coating. [2]
Lauri Rapala. Lauri Rapala (1905–1974) was a Finnish fisherman, inventor and the founder of Rapala -Normark Group, the world's largest fishing lure and tackle producer. He died in 1974 at the age of 69. During the course of his life, he married once and fathered seven children. [1] He created one of the first artificial fishing lures in 1936 ...
NA: April 10, 2007 (X360) [ 3] Genre (s) Sports. Mode (s) Single Player. Rapala Tournament Fishing is a fishing video game developed by Fun Labs and Magic Wand Productions and sponsored by Rapala. It was released by Activision on Wii and Xbox 360 in 2006-2007.
September 10, 2024 at 1:13 AM. By Karen Freifeld. (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday that aims to restrict business with China's WuXi AppTec, BGI and several ...
A new poll shows former President Trump leading Vice President Harris by only 2 points in Florida ahead of what could be a tighter-than-expected race in the red state in November. Trump leads ...
The U.S. Open men's finals are underway between Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner, and the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium is full of stars —including none other than Taylor Swift. Swift and her ...
Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy (/ vɪˈveɪk rɑːməˈswɑːmiː /; [1][2] vih-VAYK rah-mə-SWAH-mee; born August 9, 1985) is an American entrepreneur. He founded Roivant Sciences, a pharmaceutical company, in 2014. In February 2023, Ramaswamy declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election.
A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir,” first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy, has been found dead. The Norwegian public ...