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  2. Match - Wikipedia

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    [42] [43] However, strike-anywhere matches are banned on all kinds of aircraft under the "dangerous goods" classification U.N. 1331, Matches, strike-anywhere. [44] Safety matches are classified as dangerous goods, "U.N. 1944, Matches, safety".

  3. Vesta case - Wikipedia

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    A vesta case, or simply a “vesta”, is a small box made to house wax, or "strike anywhere", matches. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented the "wax vesta" in England. [1] It consisted of a wax stem with embedded cotton threads and a tip of phosphorus.

  4. Swan Vesta - Wikipedia

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    Swan Vestas is a brand of matches. Shorter than normal pocket matches, they are particularly popular with smokers and have long used the tagline "the smoker's match", although this has been replaced by the prefix "the original" on the current packaging. Until 2018 they were "strike-anywhere" matches, but in response to a change in EU ...

  5. 5 American cities that require you to own a gun - AOL

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    They may rarely punish their citizens for choosing not to own a gun, but their loose mandates are more about making a statement than enforcing a law.

  6. Phosphorus sesquisulfide - Wikipedia

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    Exposure to "strike anywhere" matches containing phosphorus sesquisulfide can cause contact dermatitis, usually in the pocket area but also on the face. [9] Exposure over a long period of time to burning match tips (containing phosphorus sesquisulfide) can result in a recurring severe primary dermatitis about the eyes and face.

  7. House passes bill named after slain nursing student Laken ...

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    Under the Laken Riley Act, illegal immigrants who are arrested, charged or convicted of “burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting” must be held by immigration authorities.

  8. Dangerous goods - Wikipedia

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    The most widely applied regulatory scheme is that for the transportation of dangerous goods. The United Nations Economic and Social Council issues the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, which form the basis for most regional, national, and international regulatory schemes.

  9. After 117 years, adultery on the brink of becoming legal in ...

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    Most states that still have adultery laws classify them as misdemeanors, but Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Michigan treat adultery as felony […] The post After 117 years, adultery on the brink of ...