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2. Hooverville - Wikipedia

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   Democrats coined other similar terms that were jabs at Herbert Hoover: [6] "Hoover blankets" were old newspapers used as blanketing, a "Hoover flag" was an empty pocket turned inside out, "Hoover leather" was cardboard used to line a shoe when the sole wore through, and a "Hoover wagon" was an automobile with horses hitched to it (often with ...

3. History of quilting - Wikipedia

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   Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.

4. Hudson's Bay point blanket - Wikipedia

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   Blankets of 2.5, 3, 3.5 and 4 point were most common during the fur-trade era. Today, Hudson's Bay blankets are commonly found in point sizes of 3.5 , 4 , 6 and 8 . [3] The misconception persists that originally the points were an indication of a blanket's price in beaver pelts or even its weight.

5. Herbert Hoover New Deal-era warnings offer key wisdom today, too

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   Hoover described the Constitution the “Ark of the Covenant” of liberty. When the Republican Party was in full retreat during the New Deal, Hoover became the leading conservative voice to ...

6. Gravity Blanket - Wikipedia

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   The blanket was crowdfunded via a viral Kickstarter campaign that exceeded its fundraising goal by nearly US$4.7 million. The blanket was considered by Time magazine to be among the top 50 inventions of 2018, with the magazine noting that while Gravity did not create the idea of a weighted blanket, it "perfected the art of marketing them to the ...

7. The 70 Best Movie Sex Scenes Ever Filmed - AOL

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   They were childhood sweethearts, then she goes off to school and he goes to work in a coal mine. She was trying to get in contact with him but her parents would censor her mail so they weren't ...

8. Linsey-woolsey - Wikipedia

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   Linsey-woolsey is also sometimes used to refer to 18th century woven coverlets or bed coverings made with a linen warp and woollen weft. The term is sometimes incorrectly applied to glazed textiles. [7] Linsey-woolsey continues to be woven today in small quantities for historical recreation and Colonial period decorating uses.

9. Every Colleen Hoover Novel Getting the Hollywood Treatment ...

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   Colleen Hoover went from BookTok’s “It Girl” to Hollywood’s hottest get.. The author is known for her emotional novels, but the books are making even more headway now that there are film ...