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2. Lu Ban - Wikipedia

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   Cloud ladder—a mobile, counterweighted siege ladder. [b] Grappling hooks and ram—implements for naval warfare. [c] Wooden bird—a non-powered, flying, wooden bird which could stay in the air for three days. It has been suggested to be a prototype of a kite. [d]

3. Birdcage - Wikipedia

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   A birdcage (or bird cage) is a cage designed to house birds as pets. Antique (or antique-style) birdcages are often popular as collectors' items or as household decor but most are not suitable for housing live birds, being too small, improper shape, using unsafe materials or construction. [ 1 ]

4. John H. Balsley - Wikipedia

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   John H. Balsley (May 29, 1823 – March 12, 1895) was a master carpenter and inventor, inventing a practical folding wooden stepladder and receiving the first U.S. patent issued for a safety stepladder in the year. He was born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania to George H. and Sarah (Shallenberger) Balsley. His father was also a ...

5. Crow's nest - Wikipedia

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   However, other naval scholars have found no evidence of the masthead crow cage and suggest the name was coined because Scoresby's lookout platform resembled a crow's nest in a tree. [ 5 ] Since the crow's nest is a point far away from the ship's center of mass , rotational movement of the ship is amplified and could lead to severe seasickness ...

6. Nest box - Wikipedia

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   A nest box, also spelled nestbox, is a man-made enclosure provided for animals to nest in. Nest boxes are most frequently utilized for birds, in which case they are also called birdhouses or a birdbox/bird box, but some mammals such as bats may also use them. Placing nestboxes or roosting boxes may also be used to help maintain populations of ...

7. A Cold War-era bomb shelter in Florida has new owners. What's ...

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   FORT PIERCE, Fla. — An "iron curtain" has descended here. Residents near a Cold War-era nuclear bomb shelter are wondering what the property's new owners are doing on the other side of the chain ...