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Score: 4.6/5 (41 votes) Recycling lamps captures the mercury, allowing it to be reused or processed safely. Convenient lamp recycling options are available for residential consumers in most areas through both private and public programs. Many local governments collect lamps as part of their hazardou...
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Score: 4.7/5 (56 votes) Nutcracker syndrome is a rare vein compression disorder. It occurs when arteries, most often the abdomen's aorta and superior mesenteric artery, squeeze the left renal (kidney) vein. It can cause many symptoms in both children and adults, such as flank pain and blood in ...
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Score: 4.6/5 (71 votes) The distance from the basket to the three-point line varies by competition level: in the National Basketball Association (NBA) the arc is 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) from the center of the basket; in FIBA, the WNBA, the NCAA (all divisions), and the NAIA, the arc is 6.75 m (22 ...
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Score: 5/5 (18 votes) Iodine is an important nutrient that your thyroid needs to produce certain hormones. Not getting enough iodine in your diet can lead to problems such as an enlarged thyroid gland (goiter) and an abnormally low level of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism). Iodine is a trace elemen...
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Score: 4.9/5 (73 votes) MSD says there IS a fuse inside the box (6AL) and say it is useless to use a fuse in the wiring, so we though that fuse inside the box might be burnt, and we tried to open the box. After some hard tries (everything was done by MSD so that you won't open the box even if y...
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Score: 4.3/5 (21 votes) Wind is a powerful agent of erosion. Aeolian (wind-driven) processes constantly transport dust, sand, and ash from one place to another. Wind can sometimes blow sand into towering dunes. Some sand dunes in the Badain Jaran section of the Gobi Desert in China, for example, rea...
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Score: 4.5/5 (15 votes) 1 : excellent That's a terrific idea. 2 : very unusual : extraordinary The car was going at terrific speed.Is terrific an old fashioned word?It was first recorded in English in 1653, the OED says, and still has its original meaning: “causing horror, horrifying.” But “ter...
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Score: 4.9/5 (6 votes) Pecan pralines: Do they contain gluten? Almost all types of nuts and that include pecans as well, are sourced from kernels instead of grains, and hence are gluten-free. Keep in mind that flavored or pecan pralines and praline pecans might contain gluten, depending upon the ing...
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Score: 4.9/5 (39 votes) It's painful and unpleasant to get stung by a bee, and some people have allergic reactions to the sting.Does Bombus Ternarius sting?Behavior. Queen and worker bumblebees can sting. Unlike honey bee stingers, a bumblebee's stinger lacks harpoon-like barbs on the end ...
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Score: 4.4/5 (5 votes) noun. a person who pretends to be another. an actor who impersonates specific persons or types of persons as a form of entertainment. female impersonator.What is the difference between an imposter and an impersonator?Imposters, by definition, are not who they say they are; the...
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