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  2. Cuisenaire rods - Wikipedia

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    Cuisenaire rods illustrating the factors of ten A demonstration the first pair of amicable numbers, (220,284). Cuisenaire rods are mathematics learning aids for pupils that provide an interactive, hands-on [1] way to explore mathematics and learn mathematical concepts, such as the four basic arithmetical operations, working with fractions and finding divisors.

  3. Number Forms - Wikipedia

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    Vulgar Fraction One Seventh 2150 8528 ⅑ 1 ⁄ 9: 0.111... Vulgar Fraction One Ninth 2151 8529 ⅒ 1 ⁄ 10: 0.1 Vulgar Fraction One Tenth 2152 8530 ⅓ 1 ⁄ 3: 0.333... Vulgar Fraction One Third 2153 8531 ⅔ 2 ⁄ 3: 0.666... Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds 2154 8532 ⅕ 1 ⁄ 5: 0.2 Vulgar Fraction One Fifth 2155 8533 ⅖ 2 ⁄ 5: 0.4 Vulgar ...

  4. Baker percentage - Wikipedia

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    Baker's percentage is a notation method indicating the proportion of an ingredient relative to the flour used in a recipe when making breads, cakes, muffins, and other baked goods.

  5. Dan Patch - Wikipedia

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    In turn, Sturges sold Dan Patch in December 1902 to Marion Willis Savage, a resident of Hamilton (later Savage) Minnesota, for the then unheard of price of $60,000 (equivalent to $2,110,000 in 2023). Savage was the owner of the International Stock Food Company, which specialized in feed supplements for animals, and used the horse to advertise ...

  6. Howard Hughes - Wikipedia

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    During and after World War II Hughes turned his company into a major defense contractor. The Hughes Helicopters division started in 1947 when helicopter manufacturer Kellett sold their latest design to Hughes for production. Hughes Aircraft became a major U.S. aerospace- and defense contractor, manufacturing numerous technology-related products ...

  7. Why Most Published Research Findings Are False - Wikipedia

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    The PDF of the essay paper "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False" is a 2005 essay written by John Ioannidis, a professor at the Stanford School of Medicine, and published in PLOS Medicine. [1]

  8. Flamingo - Wikipedia

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    Before breeding, flamingo colonies split into breeding groups of about 15 to 50 birds. Both males and females in these groups perform synchronized ritual displays. [ 46 ] The members of a group stand together and display to each other by stretching their necks upwards, then uttering calls while head-flagging, and then flapping their wings. [ 47 ]

  9. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    In Western culture, the name "Milky Way" is derived from its appearance as a dim un-resolved "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky. The term is a translation of the Classical Latin via lactea, in turn derived from the Hellenistic Greek γαλαξίας, short for γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kýklos), meaning "milky circle".