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  2. Robert Adams Paterson - Wikipedia

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    Rev. Robert Adams Paterson (c. 1829 – April 1904) was a Scottish-American clergyman who invented the gutta-percha golf ball — known as the guttie — in 1848. [1] [2] Paterson was born in Scotland, where he attended the University of St Andrews. Golf was popular at the university, but Paterson was very poor and could not afford to buy the ...

  3. 30 Man-Made Innovations That Were Designed Mimicking ... - AOL

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    "There are ten scales per millimetre on the skin surface of a shark, and they work a bit like the indentations on a golf ball," explains Lenau. "The scales make lots of micro-turbulences where ...

  4. Golf ball - Wikipedia

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    A golf ball beside a hole. A golf ball is a ball designed to be used in golf.Under the rules of golf, a golf ball has a mass no more than 1.620 oz (45.93 g), has a diameter not less than 1.680 inches (42.67 mm), and performs within specified velocity, distance, and symmetry limits.

  5. Fulgoridae - Wikipedia

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    Various genera and species (especially the genera Fulgora and Pyrops) are sometimes referred to as lanternflies or lanthorn flies. The head of some species is produced into a hollow process , resembling a snout, which is sometimes inflated and nearly as large as the body of the insect, sometimes elongated, narrow and apically upturned.

  6. Golf equipment - Wikipedia

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    A golfer typically transports golf clubs in a golf bag. Modern golf bags are made of nylon, canvas and/or leather, with plastic or metal reinforcement and framing, but historically bags have been made from other materials. Golf bags have several pockets designed for carrying various equipment and supplies required over the course of a round of ...

  7. Stop this plant-killing pest: How to identify and kill ... - AOL

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    Soap and Water: A homemade lantern fly spray made of liquid soap and water is another simple way to kill lanternflies. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Spotted Lanternfly NJ ...

  8. Golf ball (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A golf ball is a ball used in the game of golf. Golf ball may also refer to: Golf Ball, a painting by the Roy Lichtenstein; A typeball introduced with the IBM Selectric typewriter; The 'Golf Balls', nickname for the radomes of the RAF Fylingdales base in North Yorkshire, England

  9. Spotted lanternfly: When will they be back and what to know ...

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    A Spotted Lanternfly is a crafty hitch hiker. The invasive species will feed on a large variety of woody and non-woody hosts, creating the greatest agricultural threat to grapes, apples, hops ...