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  2. Transuranic waste - Wikipedia

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    Elements within TRU are typically man-made and are known to contain americium-241 and several isotopes of plutonium. [2] Because of the elements' longer half-lives, TRU is disposed of more cautiously than low level waste and intermediate level waste. In the U.S. it is a byproduct of weapons production, nuclear research and power production, and ...

  3. Paper shredder - Wikipedia

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    The first paper shredder is credited to inventor Abbot Augustus Low, whose patent was filed on February 2, 1909. [1] His invention was never manufactured because he died prematurely soon after filing the patent. [2] Adolf Ehinger's paper shredder, based on a hand-crank pasta maker, was the first to be

  4. Shredding - Wikipedia

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    Shredders (music group), an American hip hop group; Shredder, a 1973 album by The Wackers "Shredder", a 1998 single by Christopher Lawrence; Computing.

  5. Scrap metal shredder - Wikipedia

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    The Schnitzer Steel group installed their own custom made 10,000 hp unit in 1980, and there are many Newell Shredders that have these high hp designs. A 9,000 horsepower Mega Shredder at Sims Metal Management's Claremont Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey processes 4,000 tons of metal a day.

  6. TruNews - Wikipedia

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    In October 2014, TruNews urged that the spread of Ebola "could solve America's problems with atheism, homosexuality, sexual promiscuity, pornography and abortion". [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In late January 2020, Wiles said COVID-19 was God's "death angel" and "plagues are one of the last steps of judgment."

  7. FDIC problem bank list - Wikipedia

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    In American finance, the FDIC problem bank list is a confidential list created and maintained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which lists banks that are in jeopardy of failing. [1] The list is closely monitored, and if problems continue with a listed bank, the FDIC takes control of the bank; it may then sell the problem bank to a ...

  8. truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... - Wikipedia

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    Each episode of the series, originally only known as World's Dumbest Criminals, presented a comedic look at 20 half-witted and offbeat events recorded on camera and occasionally, on tape by 911 dispatchers.

  9. Brown paper bag test - Wikipedia

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    An individual darker than a brown paper bag was denied privileges. "The brown paper bag test" is a term in Black oral history used to describe a colorist discriminatory practice within the Black community in the 20th century, in which an individual's skin tone is compared to the color of a brown paper bag.