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2. Mirrored sunglasses - Wikipedia

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   This would keep away the suns rays from the sunglasses and the wearers eyes. Most glasses also had some sort of dark tint, providing extra shade and protection from the sun. In WW2, Ray-Ban had used the anti-glare technology created by Edwin H. Land. Ray-Bans were a much better substitute than goggles for the fighter pilots in WW2. The goggles ...

3. List of human disease case fatality rates - Wikipedia

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   From 1962 to 2022 there have been 157 recorded cases of the infection in United States, only 4 of those 157 individuals survived the disease. A combination of drugs have shown effectiveness in survivors. The rate drops significantly to >50% with treatment. The rate dropped significantly to 10% with effective treatments. Eradicated .

4. List of James Bond films - Wikipedia

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   The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) After receiving a golden bullet with James Bond's code "007" etched into its surface M relieves Bond of a mission locating a British scientist, Gibson, who has invented the "Solex agitator", a device to harness solar power, thereby solving the energy crisis.

5. Isotopes of rubidium - Wikipedia

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   Rubidium ( 37 Rb) has 36 isotopes, with naturally occurring rubidium being composed of just two isotopes; 85 Rb (72.2%) and the radioactive 87 Rb (27.8%). 87 Rb has a half-life of 4.92 × 1010 years. It readily substitutes for potassium in minerals, and is therefore fairly widespread. 87 Rb has been used extensively in dating rocks; 87 Rb ...

6. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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   State & local sales taxes average. Sales taxes in the United States are taxes placed on the sale or lease of goods and services in the United States. Sales tax is governed at the state level and no national general sales tax exists. 45 states, the District of Columbia, the territories of Puerto Rico, and Guam impose general sales taxes that ...

7. Solar eclipse - Wikipedia

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   Now whether the robber carries off the light in the evening when Indra has gone to sleep, or boldly rears his black form against the sky during the daytime, causing darkness to spread over the earth, would make little difference to the framers of the myth. To a chicken a solar eclipse is the same thing as nightfall, and he goes to roost ...