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  2. Occurrence of thorium - Wikipedia

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    Thorium-containing minerals occur on all continents. [3] [4] [5] Thorium is several times more abundant in Earth's crust than all isotopes of uranium combined and thorium-232 is several hundred times more abundant than uranium-235. [6] Thorium concentrations near the surface of the earth can be mapped using gamma spectroscopy.

  3. List of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus

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    Christopher Columbus Statue (1970, 1986, 1995) located at Columbus Plaza (W. Main Street and Lawrence Hill Rd.) Lackawanna. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1940) located at Bethlehem Park, Madison Ave. Lindenhurst. Columbus Monument (1991) 7-foot-tall monument [186] Mahopac. Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Thompson & McAlpin Streets ...

  4. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Ohio Statehouse) - Wikipedia

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    Amid news of the city's other two statues of Christopher Columbus being removed, the legislators in the Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board discussed the Statehouse statue during their July 16 meeting. [4] The review board, which maintains the Statehouse grounds and its statues, is mostly made up of Republicans.

  5. Isotopes of thorium - Wikipedia

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    Thorium was also used in certain glass elements of Aero-Ektar lenses made by Kodak during World War II. Thus they are mildly radioactive. [15] Two of the glass elements in the f/2.5 Aero-Ektar lenses are 11% and 13% thorium by weight. The thorium-containing glasses were used because they have a high refractive index with a low dispersion ...

  6. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus City Hall) - Wikipedia

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    The statue was uncrated and erected in Columbus on October 10, 1955, and dedicated on October 12, 1955, [3] during the city's Columbus Day celebration. As the statue was undergoing repair work in 1979, a time capsule in the form of a copper box was discovered. It contained, among other items, a railroad bill of lading for shipment of the statue ...

  7. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Both (real) elements cobalt and thorium can be used in nukes to increase fallout, which agrees with the sense in which "Cobalt Thorium G" is used in the movie. In the "Wages of Fire" episode Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, it is revealed that the BGY-11 is powered by a Cobalt Thorium G power core. Coaxium Star Wars

  8. Umbrella Girl - Wikipedia

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    This fountain was relocated to a pond during the 1920s, and an umbrella was added. The statue disappeared during the 1950s. [3] Local residents wanted to restore the original fountain and sculpture, resulting in the installation of the current structure in 1996. [2] [4] The statue is mysteriously draped in a red cloak each holiday season. [5]

  9. Scioto Lounge - Wikipedia

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    Scioto Lounge, or the Scioto Lounge deer sculptures, is a series of three bronze sculptures depicting anthropomorphic deer by Terry Allen, installed in Columbus, Ohio, United States. [1]