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  2. Aluminium foil - Wikipedia

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    In December 1907, Neher's sons, along with Dr. Lauber, had invented the endless rolling process, by which they discovered that aluminium foil could be used as a protective barrier. [ 5 ] In 1911, Bern-based Tobler began wrapping its chocolate bars in aluminium foil, including the unique triangular chocolate bar, Toblerone .

  3. Richard S. Reynolds Sr. - Wikipedia

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    The company's original business was to roll tin and lead foil for cigarette packaging. Among other innovations, Reynolds devised a moisture-preserving tobacco tin. Later the switch to aluminum foil was made. In 1947, his company introduced Reynolds Wrap.

  4. History of aluminium - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium cookware began to be produced in the late 19th century and gradually supplanted copper and cast iron cookware in the first decades of the 20th century. Aluminium foil was popularized at that time. Aluminium is soft and light, but it was soon discovered that alloying it with other metals could increase its hardness while preserving its ...

  5. Reynolds Group Holdings - Wikipedia

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    Reynolds Metals created the first high-speed, gravure-printed foil, aluminum bottle labels, heat-sealed foil bags for foods and foil-laminated building insulation paper. In 1940, Reynolds Metals began mining bauxite (aluminum ore) in Bauxite, Arkansas, and opened its first aluminum plant near Sheffield, Alabama, the following year. In 1947, the ...

  6. The Real Reason Cats Seem Scared of Cucumbers - AOL

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    This is a trick that may work the first few times because the shininess, slipperiness, and sound of aluminum foil startles them when they jump on it. But they can get used to it and disregard it ...

  7. NASA used kitchen aluminum foil to save a legendary ... - AOL

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    So NASA’s scientists wrapped the cables in a whole lot of aluminum foil and found that in 1979 Voyager 1 had safely swung past Jupiter and would continue on its legendary journey.

  8. Charles Martin Hall - Wikipedia

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    Charles Martin Hall (December 6, 1863 – December 27, 1914) was an American inventor, businessman, and chemist.He is best known for his invention in 1886 of an inexpensive method for producing aluminum, which became the first metal to attain widespread use since the prehistoric discovery of iron.

  9. Unexpected uses for aluminum foil - AOL

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    Aluminum foil is a household item that has about a million uses. We’ll highlight some amazing money-saving uses in this episode of The Saving's Experiment!