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The string trimmer was invented in the early 1970s by George Ballas of Houston, Texas, [3] who conceived the idea while watching the revolving action of the cleaning brushes in an automatic car wash. His first trimmer was made by attaching pieces of heavy duty fishing line to a tin can bolted to an edger.
Florida's greatest contribution to the Confederate war effort was in producing salt. With a total investment of $10 million, Florida salt plants worked 24 hours a day boiling salt from sea water, mostly in the area between Saint Andrews Bay and St. Marks, Florida. Occasionally, Union forces came ashore just to destroy the boilers. [5]
Collected salt mounds Naturally formed salt crystals Ancient method of boiling brine into pure salt in China. Salt, also referred to as table salt or by its chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride), is an ionic compound made of sodium and chloride ions. All life depends on its chemical properties to survive.
The gas station's roof design was based on the company logo, which was a Brontosaurus-like dinosaur. It is 47 feet tall and 110 feet long. [3] In 1967, Harold Hurst bought the station, after which it became Harold's Auto Center. [4]
The Toro Snowmaster 824 QXE stands apart from other single-stage gas snowblowers because of its intuitive controls and powerful engine. With a 252cc engine, it chews rapidly through snow, carving ...
Florida Man Invents Machine To Turn Water Into Fire wpbf-TV; Templeton, David (2007-09-09). "Salt water as fuel? Erie man hopes so". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sending his cancer a signal" Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times article (November 2, 2007) "The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?" 60 Minutes story
The discovery, they say, may be the most significant in a series of archaeological finds made at the mouth of the Miami River in the past 25 years that include the Miami Circle National Historic ...
Only 10 of Circle K’s 600 gas stations in Florida will see new dispensaries, called “RISE Express,” adjacent to the stores. The dispensary will offer several licensed products including ...