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  • 56Animal glue — in granules An animal glue is an adhesive that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue. These protein colloid glues are formed through hydrolysis of the collagen from skins, bones, tendons, and other tissues, similar to… …

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  • 57Moving Day (New York City) — The chaos of Moving Day in New York City in 1856 Moving Day was a tradition in New York City dating back to colonial times and lasting until after World War II. On February 1, sometimes known as Rent Day , landlords would give notice to their… …

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  • 58Saab H engine — The Saab H engine is a redesign of the Saab B engine. Despite the name it is not an H engine, but a slanted inline 4. The H engine was introduced in 1981 in the Saab 900 and was also used in the Saab 99 from 1982 onwards and the Saab 90. It… …

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  • 59Enterprise (balloon) — The Enterprise was a gas inflated aerostat built by Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe along with his father Clovis in 1858. It was the second balloon built by Lowe at his Hoboken, N.J. facility and duly named with the express approval of his wife… …

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  • 60Ross Revenge — The MV Ross Revenge is a radio ship, formerly the offshore home of primarily Radio Caroline, but also Radio Monique and various religious broadcasters. She was built in Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1960, and served as a commercial trawler, first as… …

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