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2. 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]

3. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners (often referred to by the genericized trademark velcro, which was the original name it was given by the inventor), are a method for allowing two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, useful for clothing or other purposes. The fastener consists of two components ...

4. George de Mestral - Wikipedia

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   Biography. He was born to Albert de Mestral, an agronomist engineer, and Marthe de Goumoëns in Saint Saphorin sur Morges, near Lausanne, Switzerland. De Mestral designed a toy airplane at age twelve and patented it. He attended the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). After graduation in 1930, he worked in the machine shop of an ...

5. David Beckham Says His Packing Habits ‘Annoy’ Wife Victoria ...

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   David Beckham says his “very precise” organizing before trips gets on wife Victoria Beckham’s nerves. “It annoys Victoria a little bit because my bags would be packed three days before we ...

6. Many think pink Himalayan salt is the 'healthiest' salt. Are ...

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   Persian Blue and Atlantic Grey salts also showed elevated levels of iron and zinc. Pink Himalayan salt has also become a consumer favorite because of its purported health benefits – it gets its ...

7. Chaff (countermeasure) - Wikipedia

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   The RR-144 is designed to prevent interference with civil ATC radar systems. Chaff, originally called Window[1] or Düppel, is a radar countermeasure involving the dispersal of thin strips of aluminium, metallized glass fiber, or plastic. [2] Dispersed chaff produces a large radar cross section intended to blind or disrupt radar systems.