Toilet paper (also lavatory paper or toilet tissue) is a tissue paper product designed for the cleaning of the excretory organs to remove fecal material after defecation or to remove remaining droplets of urine from the genitals after urination. Toilet paper, which differs in composition from facial tissue, is designed to deteriorate when wet in order to keep drain pipes clear. Some types of toilet paper are designed to decompose in septic tanks, while other bathroom and facial tissues do not. Most septic tank man ...

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• Toilet paper - Timeline
• Toilet paper - Modern toilet paper
• Toilet paper - Installation
• Toilet paper - Modern alternatives

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1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1925 - Events. January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. January 5 - Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor in the United States. January 27–February 1 - The 1925 serum run to Nome, or the "Great Race of Mercy", relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska to combat an ...

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• 1925 - June-September
• 1925 - October-December
• 1925 - Unknown dates
• 1925 - Births
• 1925 - January-April
• 1925 - May-July
• 1925 - August-September
• 1925 - October-December
• 1925 - Unknown
• 1925 - Deaths
• 1925 - Nobel Prizes

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Dean Witter was a retail brokerage firm that began in San Francisco in 1924. In 1938 Dean Witter established its national research department, and by 1945 was one of the first retail securities firms to formally train account executives. In 1961 Dean Witter became the first firm to use electronic data processing a feat that paved the way for securities handling on Wall St. After numerous brokerage firm acquisitions, Dean Witter went public in 1972. A few years later it merged with Reynolds & Co., then the largest securities indust ...

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Lehman Brothers - Under the Lehman Family 1850-1969. In 1844, twenty-three year old Henry Lehman emigrated from Rimpar, Germany to the United States, settling in Montgomery, Alabama, where he opened a dry goods store, simply titled "H. Lehman". Following Henry to the United States were brothers Emanuel in 1847 and Meyer, youngest of the three brothers, in 1850. In the 1850's Southern United States, "cotton was king"; one of the most important, if not the most, important crops in the country and before long the th ...

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Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers - History, Lehman Brothers - Under the Lehman Family 1850-1969, Lehman Brothers - Into the Arms of a Giant 1969-1994, Lehman Brothers - On Their Own Again 1994-present, Lehman Brothers - 2003 SEC Litigation

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The following automobile manufacturers produce or have produced automobiles. Note that these are automobile makers rather than individual types. Some of these have never been independent companies but are sub-brands established by a parent company. See also Automobile_Manufacturer_Logos List of automobile manufacturers - Argentina. Andino Lists of companies List of automobile manufacturers - Armenia.

A Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. It is normally an evergreen coniferous tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, and is decorated with Christmas lights and colourful ornaments during the days around Christmas. Christmas tree - Dates. Traditionally, Christmas trees were not brought in and decorated until Christmas Eve (24 December), and then removed the day after twelfth night (i.e., 6 January); to have a tree up before or after ...

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• Christmas tree - Dates
• Christmas tree - Types of trees used
• Christmas tree - Natural trees
• Christmas tree - Artificial trees
• Christmas tree - Decoration and ornaments
• Christmas tree - Tree mats and skirts
• Christmas tree - Flocking
• Christmas tree - Care and disposal of natural trees
• Christmas tree - History
• Christmas tree - Name controversy
• Christmas tree - Usage controversy

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Danelectro is a manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units. Danelectro was founded by Nathan Daniel in 1947; throughout the late forties, the company produced amplifiers for Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and Montgomery Ward. In 1954, Danelectro started producing the Silvertone and Danelectro lines of solidbody electric guitars, later hollow-bodied (constructed out of Masonite and plywood to save costs and increase production speed,) distin ...

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The videocassette recorder (or VCR, more commonly known in the British Isles as the video recorder), is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable videotape cassette containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. Many VCRs have their own tuner (for direct TV reception) and a programmable timer (for unattended recording of a certain channel at a particular time). Later model VCRs can record and play tapes both in Standard Play (SP) format ...

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• Videocassette recorder - History
• Videocassette recorder - Early machines and formats
• Videocassette recorder - The late 1970s: Mass-market success
• Videocassette recorder - The court battle
• Videocassette recorder - The beginning of the end?
• Videocassette recorder - Prevention of copyright infringement
• Videocassette recorder - New media

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West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is, as of 2005, North America's largest shopping mall and one of western Canada's major tourist attractions. West Edmonton Mall - Overview. West Edmonton Mall is located in a suburban part of the city, covers a gross area of 500,000 m² (5.3 million ft²) and cost CAD $1.2 billion to build. There are approximately 600 stores, restaurants and services located on two floors. There are also several major tourist attractions (see below), and parking ...

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• West Edmonton Mall - Major attractions
• West Edmonton Mall - History
• West Edmonton Mall - Celebrities
• West Edmonton Mall - Future developments
• West Edmonton Mall - Other attractions

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Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993), born in St. Louis, Missouri to Vincent Leonard Price and Marguerite Willcox Price, was an American film actor. He is most well remembered for his roles in a series of low-budget horror films where his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude were well used. In such films, his tall physique and polished urbane manner made him something of ...

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Bremerton is a city located in Kitsap County, Washington, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 37,259. It is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap. Bremerton is connected to downtown Seattle by a 60-minute ferry ride, which carries both vehicles and walk-on passengers. Bremerton Washington - Geography. Bremerton is located at 47°34'12" North, 122°39'9" West (47.570017, -122.652625)GR1. It is located on the Kits ...

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• Bremerton Washington - 1890s
• Bremerton Washington - 1900-1930
• Bremerton Washington - 1930s
• Bremerton Washington - 1940s
• Bremerton Washington - 1950-1970
• Bremerton Washington - 1970s
• Bremerton Washington - 1980s
• Bremerton Washington - 1990-Present
• Bremerton Washington - Demographics
• Bremerton Washington - Notable Bremertonians

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Boulder (40°1′N 105°16′W, Mountain Time Zone) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,673. It is home to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the largest university in Colorado. It has an elevation of 5,430 feet and is 35 miles (50 km) northwest of Denver. Boulder has the eighth greatest population among Colorado's cities and is the largest city and count ...

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• Boulder Colorado - Happy Thursday
• Boulder Colorado - Economy and industry
• Boulder Colorado - Outdoors
• Boulder Colorado - Transportation
• Boulder Colorado - Shopping
• Boulder Colorado - Colleges universities science institutes
• Boulder Colorado - Colleges and Universities
• Boulder Colorado - Science institutes
• Boulder Colorado - People
• Boulder Colorado - Music
• Boulder Colorado - Boulder in fiction
• Boulder Colorado - Sister cities

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Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas (born October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove, New York), known professionally as Ashanti. She is an American R&B singer who rose to fame during the early 2000s. Ashanti singer - Filmography. Film Bride and Prejudice (2004) Coach Carter (2005) The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) (TV) John Tucker Must Die (2006) TV Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2003) Sabri ...

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• Ashanti singer - Singles
• Ashanti singer - Awards
• Ashanti singer - 2002
• Ashanti singer - 2003
• Ashanti singer - 2004
• Ashanti singer - Endorsements
• Ashanti singer - Books

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The Camillus Cutlery Company is one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States. The company was started by a German immigrant named Adolph Kastor. Kastor moved to New York in 1870 and worked for his uncle Aaron Kastor in his hardware supply business, Bodenheim, Meyer, & Company, where he was put in charge of cow chains and later moved into the firearms and cutlery department. In 1873, the company restructured as Meyer & Kastor. In September, 1876, the company closed due to poor sales, but the next mon ...

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Anchorage is a Unified Home Rule Municipality (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also a census area. With 260,283 residents according to the 2000 census, Anchorage is the largest city in the state of Alaska, composing more than two-fifths of the state's population. A State of Alaska Demographer in 2004 estimates the population at 277,498. Anchorage was founded in 1915 and named after a place where a ship lies at anchor. It is sometimes referred to as the "Air Crossroads of the W ...

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• Anchorage Alaska - Sister cities
• Anchorage Alaska - Economy
• Anchorage Alaska - Taxes
• Anchorage Alaska - Education
• Anchorage Alaska - Colleges and universities
• Anchorage Alaska - Culture and attractions
• Anchorage Alaska - Performing arts
• Anchorage Alaska - Museums and art collections
• Anchorage Alaska - Other cultural institutions
• Anchorage Alaska - Attractions
• Anchorage Alaska - Media
• Anchorage Alaska - Sports
• Anchorage Alaska - Infrastructure
• Anchorage Alaska - Transportation
• Anchorage Alaska - Medical centers and hospitals
• Anchorage Alaska - Utilities
• Anchorage Alaska - Shopping and entertainment
• Anchorage Alaska - Points of interest

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The Apple II, one of the very first personal computers, is widely seen as the founding pioneer and literal grandfather of the personal computer industry of today. As the direct descendant of the Apple I, it evolved from a meager hand-built computer kit intended for hobbyist, to a fully factory assembled machine ready-to-use out of the box most anyone could use. With its elegant case styling and simplicity (requiring just a television set as a display) it represented a computer that for the first time c ...

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• Apple II family - The original Apple II
• Apple II family - The family grows
• Apple II family - Apple II Plus
• Apple II family - Apple IIe
• Apple II family - Apple IIc
• Apple II family - Apple IIGS
• Apple II family - Apple IIc Plus
• Apple II family - Apple IIe Card
• Apple II family - The Final Years
• Apple II family - Clones
• Apple II family - General
• Apple II family - Apple II media
• Apple II family - Different style renditions of the II name
• Apple II family - Life after death
• Apple II family - Industry impact

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S is the nineteenth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is ess, or es- in compounds such as es-hook. In most writing systems that use the Latin alphabet, as well as the International Phonetic Alphabet, the letter [s] corresponds to a voiceless alveolar sibilant. Semitic Šîn (šimš sun/uraeus) was pronounced as the voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ] (like the sound of the letters sh in ship). Greek di ...

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• S - Codes for computing
• S - Meanings for S
• S - Similar letters and symbols
• S - External link

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Boxer shorts (also known as boxers or loose boxers) are a type of underwear, worn usually by men. They are all-around-elastic shorts named after the shorts worn by pugilists. They originated in the 1930s, but were obscured by the popular briefs. Around 1947, boxers started to gain in popularity. Boxer shorts gained massive popularity in the 1980s when Nick Kamen appeared wearing them in a Levis advertisement. Although briefs outsell boxer shorts, it is apparent that more and more young men prefer the latter. Since the 1990s, many men also op ...

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NACDA Director's Cup - NCAA Division I. NACDA Director's Cup - NCAA Division II. NACDA Director's Cup - NCAA Division III. NACDA Director's Cup - NAIA. ...

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NACDA Director's Cup, NACDA Director's Cup - Past Winners, NACDA Director's Cup - NCAA Division I, NACDA Director's Cup - NCAA Division II, NACDA Director's Cup - NCAA Division III, NACDA Director's Cup - NAIA, NACDA Director's Cup - External link

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Originally constructed in August 1959, Ala Moana Center was built on a reclaimed swamp--what we would today called wetlands. Costing USD $25 Million, it had eighty-seven stores and four thousand parking spaces making it the largest shopping center in the United States, a distinction it held until the construction of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Ala Moana Center was remodeled extensively in the late 1990s. New designs reflected modern Hawaiian architectural principles reflecting the importance of the symbolism of vari ...

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Ala Moana Center, Ala Moana Center - Architecture, Ala Moana Center - Centerstage, Ala Moana Center - Recreation, Ala Moana Center - Transit Hub

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