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  2. List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll, caused by infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms. Before modern microbiology, foodbourne illness was not understood, and, from the mid 1800s to early-mid 1900s, was perceived as ptomaine poisoning ...

  3. Herman Hollerith - Wikipedia

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    Hollerith founded a company that was amalgamated in 1911 with several other companies to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. In 1924, the company was renamed "International Business Machines" and became one of the largest and most successful companies of the 20th century. Hollerith is regarded as one of the seminal figures in the ...

  4. Jan Ernst Matzeliger - Wikipedia

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    Died. 24 August 1889. (1889-08-24) (aged 36) Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. Jan Ernst Matzeliger (September 15, 1852 – August 24, 1889) was a Surinamese-American inventor whose automated lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes. The United Shoe Machinery Corporation company was founded to make his shoe making devices.

  5. ZPMC - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded in 1992. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company. [2] ZPMC is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.It specializes in designing, manufacturing, erecting, commissioning, shipping in fully erected state, after-sales servicing and developing new port machinery products.

  6. Caterpillar Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Inc., also known as Cat, is an American construction, mining and other engineering equipment manufacturer. [6] The company is the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment. [3][7][8] In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked number 73 on the Fortune 500 list [9] and number 265 on the Global Fortune 500 list. [10]

  7. LiuGong - Wikipedia

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    Liuzhou ZF Machinery. Liuzhou ZF Machinery Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between LiuGong (49%) and ZF Friedrichshafen of Germany (51%) which manufactures driveline and parts of driveline for construction machinery. Ratified by the People's Government of Guangxi, both shareholders signed the JV Contract in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing ...

  8. Shibaura (company) - Wikipedia

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    IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation (株式会社 IHI シバウラ, Kabushiki-gaisha IHI Shibaura) or Shibaura is a Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturer owned by IHI Corporation. [2] The company is one of Japan’s leading suppliers of small tractors and diesel engines. [3] Shibaura ST 333 in December 2010.

  9. List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests - Wikipedia

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    The breakfast foods company announced it was changing its name and imaging, noting that it is "based on a racial stereotype." [399] [400] Uncle Ben's (parboiled rice) Ben's Original: n/a: n/a: US Jun 17, 2020: Sep 22, 2020: Parent company Mars, Inc. stated that "now is the right time to evolve the Uncle Ben's brand, including its visual brand ...