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  2. Fahrenheit - Wikipedia

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    The Fahrenheit scale was the primary temperature standard for climatic, industrial and medical purposes in Anglophone countries until the 1960s. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the Celsius scale replaced Fahrenheit in almost all of those countries—with the notable exception of the United States.

  3. 1950s in film - Wikipedia

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    Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety. As a result of the introduction of television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters. They used more techniques in presenting their films through widescreen and big-approach methods, such as Cinemascope, VistaVision, and Cinerama, as well as gimmicks like 3-D film.

  4. 1960s in film - Wikipedia

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    Similar to spy films, the heist or caper film included worldly settings and hi-tech gadgets, as in the original Ocean's Eleven (1960), Topkapi (1964) or The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). The spaghetti westerns (made in Italy and Spain), were typified by Clint Eastwood films, such as For a Few Dollars More (1965) or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ...

  5. Why Do We Still Use Fahrenheit? - AOL

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    300 years ago scientist Daniel Fahrenheit invented a temperature measurement — donning his last name. Once Fahrenheit came up with the blueprint for the modern thermometer, using mercury — he ...

  6. Category:1950s films - Wikipedia

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  7. List of Paramount Pictures films (1950–1959) - Wikipedia

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    Release date Title Notes January 12, 1951: The Mating Season: January 17, 1951: At War with the Army: distribution only; produced by Fred F. Finklehoffe Productions, Screen Associates Inc. & York Pictures Corporation [N 1]

  8. Why Americans Use Fahrenheit Instead of Celsius - AOL

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  9. List of American films of 1960 - Wikipedia

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    Title Director Cast Genre/Note The 3rd Voice: Hubert Cornfield: Edmond O'Brien, Laraine Day, Julie London: Mystery: 20th Century Fox: 12 to the Moon: David Bradley: Ken Clark, Tom Conway, Michi Kobi