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  2. Naphthalene poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Naphthalene is a major component of some mothballs.It repels moths as well as some animals. [citation needed]Since mothballs that contain naphthalene are considered hazards, safer alternatives have been developed, such as the use of 1,4-dichlorobenzene, however, 1,4-dichlorobenzene has been declared as a potential neurotoxin. 1,4-dichlorobenzene has been linked to potentially causing ...

  3. Mothball - Wikipedia

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    Mothballs. A packet of mothballs. Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant, sometimes used when storing clothing and other materials susceptible to damage from silverfish, mold or moth larvae (especially clothes moths like Tineola bisselliella ).

  4. Urinal deodorizer block - Wikipedia

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    Urinal deodorizer block. Urinal deodorizer blocks (commonly known as urinal cakes, urinal cookies, urinal biscuits (or jocularly piscuits ), urinal donuts, toilet lollies, trough lollies, urinal pucks, hockey pucks, toilet pucks, or urinal peons (alternately urinal pee-ons )) are small disinfectant blocks or tablets that are added to urinals.

  5. Naphthalene - Wikipedia

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    It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. [ 15] As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is the main ingredient of traditional mothballs .

  6. United States Navy reserve fleets - Wikipedia

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    The United States Navy maintains a number of its ships as part of a reserve fleet, often called the " Mothball Fleet ". While the details of the maintenance activity have changed several times, the basics are constant: keep the ships afloat and sufficiently working as to be reactivated quickly in an emergency.

  7. The Lottery Hackers - The Huffington Post

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    This particular game was called Winfall. A ticket cost $1. You picked six numbers, 1 through 49, and the Michigan Lottery drew six numbers. Six correct guesses won you the jackpot, guaranteed to be at least $2 million and often higher. If you guessed five, four, three, or two of the six numbers, you won lesser amounts.

  8. A woman is suspected of huffing fumes before her car exploded outside a shopping center in Massachusetts, police say. Fire rescue crews responded at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, July 22, after a ...

  9. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    2O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon. 3 liter can of recreational nitrous oxide to fill up balloons. Nitrous oxide (street name nangs, hippy crack, whippets, whippits or cannies) is a gas which can induce euphoria, hallucinogenic states and relaxation when inhaled. [ 1] Nitrous oxide is a neurotoxin and excessive use can ...