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  2. Hair iron - Wikipedia

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    historical image of hair irons (top) A hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the arrangement of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons, used to make the hair curl; straightening irons, commonly called straighteners or flat irons, used to straighten the hair; and crimping irons, used to create crimps of the desired size in the hair.

  3. Drill bit shank - Wikipedia

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    The shank is the end of a drill bit grasped by the chuck of a drill.The cutting edges of the drill bit contact the workpiece, and are connected via the shaft with the shank, which fits into the chuck.

  4. Hair straightening - Wikipedia

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    Hair straightening is a hair styling technique used since the 1890s involving the flattening and straightening of hair in order to give it a smooth, streamlined, and sleek appearance. [1] It became very popular during the 1950s among black males and females of all races.

  5. Straightener - Wikipedia

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    A straightening iron, a kind of hair iron; Any substance used in hair straightening; A shaft straightener, a device used in making an arrow or spear; Flow straightener, a key element of a wind tunnel; Straightener (metalworking), a device used in metalworking to straighten material before it is fed to a stamping press

  6. Brazilian hair straightening - Wikipedia

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    Brazilian hair straightening is a semi-permanent hair straightening method done by ... The 8-hour average exposures ranged from 0.006 parts per million (ppm) to 0.33 ...

  7. Remington (personal care brand) - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the "Remington" name date back to the formation of E. Remington and Sons, a firearms maker founded in 1816. E. Remington & Sons made occasional forays into products other than firearms, such as sewing machines and farm implements—but its most significant side venture was when inventor Christopher Sholes persuaded the firearms company to help him develop the typewriter with the ...

  8. Hair dryer - Wikipedia

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    An early hair dryer. In 1888 the first hair dryer was invented by French stylist Alexandre Godefroy. [3] His invention was a large, seated version that consisted of a bonnet that attached to the chimney pipe of a gas stove.

  9. Garrett Morgan - Wikipedia

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    Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader.His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, [1] and a protective 'smoke hood' [2] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.