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  2. Colibri Group - Wikipedia

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    Colibri produced a lighter with a visible multiple gas refill and a hydraulic auto-flint system in 1958, and an electric lighter, which they named Molectric in 1967. In 1974, for the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun , Colibri supplied the golden gun, which was constructed from a Molectric 88 lighter, cufflinks , cigarette case and ...

  3. List of celebrity-branded perfumes - Wikipedia

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    The designation of a celebrity fragrance is also a balance between the public figure's notoriety and the separate reputation of the brand. For instance, Paloma Picasso , Paris Hilton , and Ivanka Trump each have famous fathers, but the degrees to which each woman is associated with beauty, fashion, and retail vary.

  4. 4711 - Wikipedia

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    Glockengasse 4 in Cologne, the headquarters of 4711 Third address book of Cologne, 1797, page 179. On 3 October 1794, in view of the French troops standing just outside Cologne, the city council approved a plan proposed by the guard-committee to number all houses in the city without exception and to install what would be considered appropriate lighting for each location.

  5. Perfume - Wikipedia

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    Perfume (UK: / ˈ p ɜː f j uː m /, US: / p ər ˈ f j uː m / ⓘ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. [1]

  6. Air Wick - Wikipedia

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    In October 2007, Reckitt Benckiser won a High Court ruling in a lawsuit with Procter & Gamble over claims that the design of Air Wick Odour Stop was an exact copy of P&G's Febreze air spray. [ 6 ] In March 2012, Air Wick announced its partnership with the official charity of the United States ' National Park Service , the National Park Foundation .

  7. Opium (perfume) - Wikipedia

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    Opium is an Oriental-spicy perfume for women, created for the French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent by perfumers Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac. Introduced to the market in 1977, Opium quickly generated publicity with its controversial name and the ensuing press coverage helped to increase its sales.

  8. History of perfume - Wikipedia

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    The perfume references are part of a larger text called Brihat-Samhita written by Varāhamihira, an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer living in the city of Ujjain. He was one of the ‘nine jewels’ in the court of Vikramaditya. The perfume portion mainly deals with the manufacture of perfumes to benefit ‘royal personages’.

  9. Oxy-fuel welding and cutting - Wikipedia

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    Fuel and oxygen tanks should be fastened securely and upright to a wall, post, or portable cart. An oxygen tank is especially dangerous because the gas is stored at a pressure of 21 MPa (3,000 psi; 210 atm)) when full. If the tank falls over and damages the valve, the tank can be jettisoned by the compressed oxygen escaping the cylinder at high ...