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2. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   A number of Velcro Corporation products were displayed at a fashion show at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York in 1959, [11] and the fabric got its first break when it was used in the aerospace industry to help astronauts maneuver in and out of bulky space suits. However, this reinforced the view among the populace that hook-and-loop was ...

3. Velcro - Wikipedia

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   Velcro IP Holdings LLC, [2] [4] [5] doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced / ˈ v ɛ l k r oʊ /), [1] is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. [2]

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5. Talk:Velcro - Wikipedia

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   Velcro is the brand name for the hook and loop fastener that involves two strips of fabric with opposite sides, one with hooks and one with loops that when stuck together, create a binding technique. This Wikipedia article goes in to complete detail about the invention of the product, the history behind its creation, the reason it is so ...

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7. 'Top Chef' holiday ham is sweet and spicy: Here's the recipe ...

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   Prepare the ham. 1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Place the ham cut-side down in a roasting pan. Bake the ham. 3. Insert cloves into the ham, spacing them 1 inch apart.

8. Cummerbund - Wikipedia

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   A cummerbund is also an informal word used in scuba diving to mean a wide waistband either on a buoyancy control device designed to provide more comfort to the user than a standard waistband and usually made of a stout fabric backed with velcro fastenings, or on a two-piece dry suit where a flexible rubber waistband helps to maintain a ...

9. As hurricane season ends, researchers take stock of a strange ...

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   The Summary. The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Saturday. Its pattern of activity surprised forecasters: The season got busy early and produced strong, late storms, but what is usually ...