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  2. List of dry communities by U.S. state - Wikipedia

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    Arkansas specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. [ 3 ] California specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact liquor laws that are stricter than state law. [ 4 ] Colorado specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.

  3. Freon - Wikipedia

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    'Freon' is the brand name for the refrigerants R-12, R-13B1, R-22, R-410A, R-502, and R-503 manufactured by The Chemours Company, and so is not used to label all refrigerants of this type. They emit a strong smell similar to acetone. [2] Freon has been found to cause damage to human health when inhaled in large amounts.

  4. Dichlorodifluoromethane - Wikipedia

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    Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) is a colorless gas usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, and a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane (CFC) used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant. In compliance with the Montreal Protocol, its manufacture was banned in developed countries (non-article 5 countries) in 1996, and in developing countries ...

  5. These maps show how dangerous illegal drugs flow around ... - AOL

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    UN World Drug Report 2016. In Peru, coca-bush cultivation jumped 44% between 2000 and 2011. While cultivation fell 31% between 2011 and 2014 (back to 2000 levels), it still accounts for 32% of ...

  6. Bromochlorodifluoromethane - Wikipedia

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    Bromochlorodifluoromethane (BCF), also referred to by the code numbers Halon 1211 and Freon 12B1, is a haloalkane with the chemical formula C F 2 Cl Br. It is used for fire suppression, especially for expensive equipment or items that could be damaged by the residue from other types of extinguishers. [ 1 ]

  7. Trichlorofluoromethane - Wikipedia

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    Trichlorofluoromethane, also called freon-11, CFC-11, or R-11, is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). It is a colorless, faintly ethereal, and sweetish-smelling liquid that boils around room temperature. [ 5 ] CFC-11 is a Class 1 ozone -depleting substance which damages Earth's protective stratospheric ozone layer. [ 6 ]

  8. California - Wikipedia

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    California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.

  9. History of slavery in California - Wikipedia

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    The history of slavery in California began with the enslavement of Indigenous Californians under Spanish colonial rule. The arrival of the Spanish colonists introduced chattel slavery and involuntary servitude to the area. Over 90,000 Indigenous peoples were forced to stay at the Spanish missions in California between 1770 and 1834, being kept ...