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  2. Concrete - Wikipedia

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    Global warming potential (GWP) of GGBS decreased by 1.1 kg CO 2 eq/m 3, while FA decreased by 17.3 kg CO 2 eq/m 3 when the mineral admixture replacement ratio was increased by 10%. This study also compared the compressive strength properties of binary blended low-carbon concrete according to the replacement ratios, and the applicable range of ...

  3. Santorini - Wikipedia

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    Its streets, squares, and walls, sometimes as tall as eight metres, indicated that this was a major town; much is preserved in the layers of ejecta. The houses contain huge ceramic storage jars , mills, and pottery, and many stone staircases are still intact.

  4. Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Following the introduction of the first water-driven sugar mill on Madeira, sugar production increased to over 6,000 arrobas (an arroba was equal to 11 to 12 kilograms or 24 to 26 pounds) by 1455, [30] using advisers from Sicily and financed by Genoese capital (Genoa acted as an integral part of the island economy until the 17th century).

  5. Kiddush levana - Wikipedia

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    Kiddush levana, also known as Birkat halevana, [a] is a Jewish ritual and prayer service, generally observed on the first or second Saturday night of each Hebrew month.The service includes a blessing to God for the appearance of the new moon and further readings depending on custom.

  6. Sea urchin - Wikipedia

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    The periproct contains a variable number of hard plates, five of which, the genital plates, contain the gonopores, and one is modified to contain the madreporite, which is used to balance the water vascular system. [2] Aristotle's lantern in a sea urchin, viewed in lateral section

  7. Human - Wikipedia

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    The average mass of an adult human is 59 kg (130 lb) for females and 77 kg (170 lb) for males. [168] [169] Like many other conditions, body weight and body type are influenced by both genetic susceptibility and environment and varies greatly among individuals. [170] [171] Humans have a far faster and more accurate throw than other animals. [172]

  8. Woolly mammoth - Wikipedia

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    The latter condition could extend the lifespan of the individual, unless the tooth consisted of only a few plates. The first molars were about the size of those of a human, 1.3 cm (0.51 in), the third were 15 cm (5.9 in) long, and the sixth were about 30 cm (12 in) long and weighed 1.8 kg (4.0 lb).

  9. Tomb of Tutankhamun - Wikipedia

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    The east wall portrays Tutankhamun's funeral procession, a type of image that is common in private New Kingdom tombs but not found in any other royal tomb. The south wall portrayed the king with the deities Hathor, Anubis and Isis. Part of the decoration of this wall was painted on the partition dividing the burial chamber from the antechamber ...