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  • ...s of different colors to cancel the flare and also lighting with shades of red or orange will make seeing much better
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  • | ImageName = Sample of prussian blue ..." in [[blueprint]]s. It has been used as an [[antidote]] for certain kinds of [[heavy metal poisoning]].
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  • .... In favorable growing conditions, individual shrubs may produce thousands of fruits. ...ed|The Engrailed]], [[Mottled Beauty]], [[Scalloped Hazel]], [[Small Angle Shades]], [[V-pug|The V-pug]] and [[Willow Beauty]].
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  • ...paintings, and is visible in many of [[Diego Rivera|Diego Rivera's]] works of art (see The Flower Vendor, amongst others). ...]]. "All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhea." <ref>{{cite web |url=ht
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  • ...[Europe]], north [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]], with the centre of diversity in [[China]], the [[Himalayas]], [[Japan]] and [[Taiwan]]. The ge ...he fruits, borne in clusters, are small purple to black drupes. The fruits of some species are mildly [[poisonous]] to humans.<ref>Plants for a Future, h
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  • ...Genome Sciences |publisher=[[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland Medical School]] |accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> Castor seed is the source of [[castor oil]], which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in [[triglycer
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  • ...]] of [[Connecticut]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the namesake of the city of [[Laurel, Mississippi]] (founded 1882). ...of pink, near red and maroon pigment. It blooms in May and June. All parts of the plant are [[poison]]ous. [[Root]]s are [[Fiber|fibrous]] and matted.<r
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  • ...valence used by the American Daffodil Society.<ref name="ADS"/> The range of forms in cultivation has been heavily modified and extended, with new varia ...variations, he died of starvation and thirst from just sitting by the edge of the pool until he gave out, gazing at his reflection until he died. In bot
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  • ..., northern [[Africa]], and [[North America]], and is the best-known member of the [[nettle]] genus ''[[Urtica]]''. ...e]], [[5-HT]] or [[serotonin]], and possibly [[formic acid]]. This mixture of chemical compounds cause a painful sting or [[paresthesia]] from which the
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  • [[File:Gem.pebbles.800pix.labelled.jpg|thumb|250px|A selection of gemstone pebbles made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotat ...ardstone carving]]s such as cups were major luxury art forms; the carvings of [[Carl Fabergé]] were the last significant works in this tradition.
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  • ...erwear and carpets), [[stationery]], plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, [[loudspeakers]], automotive component ...r polypropylene had a volume of 45.1 million tons, which led to a turnover of about 65 billion US-dollars (47.4 billion Euro).<ref>{{cite web|title = Mar
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  • [[Image:Shellac varities.png|right|thumb|Some of the many different colors of shellac.]] ...eals out moisture. [[Gramophone]] (or [[phonograph]]) discs were also made of it during the pre-1950s, 78-rpm recording era.
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  • :''This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see [[Shaggy dog story]].'' [[Image:A basket of yarn.jpg|thumb|right|Yarn]]
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  • ...ateposts|Capitol gatehouse and gatepost]] in Washington, DC, USA, composed of '''Aquia Creek sandstone''' <br>([[Charles Bullfinch]], ''ca.'' 1829)]] ...roximity to the tidewater portion of the [[Potomac River]], 45 miles south of Washington.
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  • [[File:Hanuman in Terra Cotta.jpg|thumb|A terracotta sculpture of [[Hanuman]] in [[India]]. The reddish color is due to iron oxide in the sou ...LouvreEG126.JPG|thumb|Rare terracotta image of [[Isis]] lamenting the loss of [[Osiris]] (Eighteenth Dynasty, Egypt) [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]]]]
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