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  2. Carnauba wax - Wikipedia

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    Carnauba wax. Carnauba (/ k ɑːr ˈ n ɔː b ə,-ˈ n aʊ-,-ˈ n uː-,-n ɑː ˈ uː-/; [1] [2] Portuguese: carnaúba [kaʁnaˈubɐ]), also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the carnauba palm Copernicia prunifera (synonym: Copernicia cerifera), a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Ceará, Piauí, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do ...

  3. 13 Unlucky Numbers - Wikipedia

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    13 Unlucky Numbers is the second album by Wax, and their major label debut. [5] [6] The album spawned the singles "California" and "Who is Next", both with music videos directed by Spike Jonze, who is also credited for the album's photography.

  4. Fruit waxing - Wikipedia

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    The materials used to wax produce depend to some extent on regulations in the country of production and/or export. Both natural waxes (carnauba, [12] shellac, beeswax or resin [4]) and petroleum-based waxes (usually proprietary formulae) [3] are used, and often more than one wax is combined to create the desired properties for the fruit or vegetable being treated.

  5. Rosana (song) - Wikipedia

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    The video was published on YouTube in July 2012. It features Melissa Soria as Rosana, and was directed by Casey Chan. [2] The concept of the video was brought up by Wax and Casey Chan. [3] The video has Wax meeting a girl, fantasizing about her and starting a relationship together, while the viewer watches them in several scenes involving sexual innuendo (mostly with Mexican background musicians).

  6. Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Johnson's father, Herbert Fisk "H.F." Johnson Jr., and a team of Johnson Wax employees undertook a two-month, 7,500-mile (12,100 km) expedition to northeast Brazil in 1935 in search of a sustainable source of carnauba wax. On his return, he published a book, dedicating the book to his son: "To Sammy, I hope you make this trip some day.

  7. Wax - Wikipedia

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    A wax coating makes this Manila hemp waterproof. A lava lamp is a novelty item that contains wax melted from below by a bulb. The wax rises and falls in decorative, molten blobs. Sealing wax was used to close important documents in the Middle Ages. Wax tablets were used as writing surfaces.

  8. Wax ester - Wikipedia

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    Fillets from these fish species contain up to 20% fat, where 90% of the fat comes as wax esters, resulting in a typical intake of more than 30 000 mg wax esters from one single meal. Orange roughy ( Hoplostethus atlanticus) is an attractive food fish with 5.5% fat, where 90% of the fat comes as wax esters.

  9. YouTube Music - Wikipedia

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    YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by the American video platform YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet's Google. The service is designed with an interface that allows users to simultaneously explore music audios and music videos from YouTube-based genres, playlists and recommendations.