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2. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fasteners, commonly known as Velcro (a genericized trademark), hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners are versatile fastening devices that allow two surfaces to be repeatedly attached and detached with ease. Invented in the mid-20th century, they are widely used in clothing, accessories, and various industrial and consumer ...

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   Buy Now: amazon.com #6 Elevate Your Shower Game With The Shower Curtain Hooks, A Clever And Practical Solution That Lets You Hang Two Curtains At Once, With Smooth Roller Balls That Glide ...

4. Velcro Companies - Wikipedia

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   Velcro IP Holdings LLC, [2] [4] [5] doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced / ˈ v ɛ l k r oʊ /), [1] is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. [2]

5. George de Mestral - Wikipedia

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   De Mestral gave the name Velcro, a portmanteau of the French words velours ("velvet"), and crochet ("hook"), to his invention as well as his company, which continues to manufacture and market the fastening system. [9] [7] However, hook and loop's integration into the textile industry took time, partly because of its appearance.

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   Amazon has an entire shopping page dedicated to last-minute gifts, from big presents (like the Perfect Pot) to stocking stuffers (like wool socks) to gift cards (like UberEats).

7. Curtain tie-back - Wikipedia

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   A pair of double-tassel tie-backs. A curtain tie-back is a decorative window treatment which accompanies a cloth curtain.Within the field of interior decoration, tie-backs made of fabric are classified as a kind of "soft furnishing" (along with other fabric-based décor such as pillows, valances, towels, blankets, mattresses, bed skirts, bedspreads, jabots, and shower and window curtains ...

8. Louisiana detects first presumptive positive human case of ...

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   (Reuters) -The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state.

9. Duct tape - Wikipedia

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   Wheel fender extension to keep down lunar dust improvised using duct tape during the Apollo 17 mission. The first material called "duck tape" was long strips of plain non-adhesive cotton duck cloth used in making shoes stronger, for decoration on clothing, and for wrapping steel cables or electrical conductors to protect them from corrosion or wear. [4]