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2. Kevlar - Wikipedia

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   Kevlar (para-aramid) [2] is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, [3] [2] [4] the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires.

3. Mattress pad - Wikipedia

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   A mattress topper on a boxspring mattress. A mattress pad, mattress topper, or underpad is designed to lie atop a mattress.Made from a variety of materials including wool, cotton, memory foam, feather and latex, [1] its function is to provide an extra layer of comfort, especially when the existing mattress is worn or uncomfortable.

4. Cloven paw - Wikipedia

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   During the third stage of development (weeks 5-6) in the mother dog's womb, the fetus starts to rapidly grow and features like the feet and nails are developed. If there is any defect within the development at this stage, it can cause the paw pads to only partially separate resulting in the "cloven" look.

5. Nylon - Wikipedia

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   While nylon was marketed as the durable and indestructible material of the people, it was sold at about one-and-a-half times the price of silk stockings ($4.27 per pound of nylon versus $2.79 per pound of silk). [8]: 101 Sales of nylon stockings were strong in part due to changes in women's fashion. As Lauren Olds explains: "by 1939 [hemlines ...

6. Tartan - Wikipedia

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   In Glasgow at least, some of the trade was in tartan manufactured in the Highlands and the Hebrides and brought there for sale along with hides and other goods. [21] Impressed by the trade in Glasgow, Richard Franck in his Northern Memoirs of 1658 wrote that the cloth was "the staple of this country". [ 240 ]