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  2. Postage stamp gum - Wikipedia

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    In the most extreme cases, the stamp will spontaneously roll up into a small tube. Various schemes have been tried, but the problem persists to this day. On Swiss stamps of the 1930s, Courvoisier used a gum-breaking machine that pressed a pattern of small squares into the gum, resulting in so-called grilled gum. Another scheme has been to slice ...

  3. Indian numbering system - Wikipedia

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    The most common of these was a vigesimal (base-20) numbering system with the main denomination called a bisi (see Hindustani number bīs), which corresponded to the land required to sow 20 nalis of seed. Consequently, its actual land measure varied based on the quality of the soil. [5] This system became the established norm in Kumaon by 1891.

  4. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    In this table, The first cell in each row gives a symbol; The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias.

  5. Nastaliq - Wikipedia

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    Example reading "خط نڛتعليق" ("Nastaliq script") in Nastaliq. The dotted form ڛ ‎ is used in place of س ‎.. Nastaliq (/ ˌ n æ s t ə ˈ l iː k, ˈ n æ s t ə l iː k /; [2], Persian: [næstʰæʔliːq]; Urdu: [nəst̪ɑːliːq]), also romanized as Nastaʿlīq or Nastaleeq, is one of the main calligraphic hands used to write the Perso-Arabic script and it is used for some ...

  6. Hindustani numerals - Wikipedia

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    (See Indian numbering system.) Lakh and crore are common enough to have entered Indian English . For number 0, Modern Standard Hindi is more inclined towards śūnya (a Sanskrit tatsama ) and Standard Urdu is more inclined towards sifr (borrowed from Arabic), while the native tadbhava -form is sunnā in Hindustani.

  7. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Struggled to 'Keep the ... - AOL

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    There's no "hateful drama" between Jessica Alba and Cash Warren as they reportedly call off their marriage.. According to a report from TMZ on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the pair, who married in 2008 and ...

  8. Puppy Only Wants to Be Held? Here's What to Do - AOL

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    4. Make Training Fun. For puppies of this age, training should be short and sweet, just 1 to 2 minutes max, and it should be very low-pressure: Smile as you train and make it fun.

  9. California DMV apologizes for license plate, car owner's son ...

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    The California DMV apologized for a license plate appearing to mock the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. The car owner's son said it was being misinterpreted.