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2. Leo Gerstenzang - Wikipedia

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   Leo Gerstenzang (June 3, 1892 – January 31, 1961) was a Polish-American inventor who, in 1923, created the first contemporary cotton swab or Q-Tips. [citation needed] His product, which he named "Baby Gays," went on to become one of the most widely sold brand names. There are many anecdotes about how Gerstenzang came to create this invention ...

3. Cotton swab - Wikipedia

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   Cotton swabs (American English) or cotton buds (British English) are wads of cotton wrapped around a short rod made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. They are most commonly used for ear cleaning, although physicians do not recommend using them. Other uses for cotton swabs include first aid, cosmetics application, cleaning, infant care, and crafts.

4. Populus sect. Aigeiros - Wikipedia

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   Cottonwoods are widely grown for timber production along wet river banks, where their exceptional growth rate provides a large crop of wood within just 10–30 years. The wood is coarse and of fairly low value, used for pallet boxes, shipping crates, and similar purposes where a cheap but strong enough wood is suitable.

5. Cotton bale - Wikipedia

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   A "bale of cotton" is also the standard trading unit for cotton on the wholesale national and international markets. Although different cotton-growing countries have their bale standards, for example, In the United States, cotton is usually measured at approximately 0.48 cubic meters (17 cu ft) and weighs 226.8 kilograms (500 pounds). [6]

6. Tipped tool - Wikipedia

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   A tipped tool is any cutting tool in which the cutting edge consists of a separate piece of material that is brazed, welded, or clamped onto a body made of another material. In the types in which the cutter portion is an indexable part clamped by a screw, the cutters are called inserts (because they are inserted into the tool body).

7. Populus trichocarpa - Wikipedia

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   Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood, [1] western balsam-poplar [2] or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber , and is notable as a model organism in plant biology .