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  2. Pitaya - Wikipedia

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    A pitaya (/ pɪˈtaɪ.ə /) or pitahaya (/ ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə /) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Pitaya is cultivated in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Brazil ...

  3. Hot metal typesetting - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In printing and typography, hot metal typesetting (also called mechanical typesetting, hot lead typesetting, hot metal, and hot type) is a technology for typesetting text in letterpress printing. This method injects molten type metal into a mold that has the shape of one or more glyphs. The resulting sorts or slugs are later used to press ...

  4. Hot Metal - Wikipedia

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    16 February 1986. (1986-02-16) –. 10 March 1989. (1989-03-10) Hot Metal is a British sitcom produced by London Weekend Television about the newspaper industry, that aired for two series on the ITV network in 1986 and 1988, along with a special episode for Comic Relief in 1989, that was broadcast on BBC One. Written by David Renwick and Andrew ...

  5. Monkey D. Luffy - Wikipedia

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    Monkey D. Luffy (/ ˈluːfi / LOO-fee) (Japanese: モンキー・D・ルフィ, Hepburn: Monkī Dī Rufi, [ɾɯꜜɸiː]), also known as " Straw Hat " Luffy, [n 2] is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda. Luffy made his debut as a young boy who acquires the properties of rubber ...

  6. Fruit preserves - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 August 2024. Preparations of fruits, sugar, and sometimes acid "Apple jam", "Blackberry jam", and "Raspberry jam" redirect here. For the George Harrison record, see Apple Jam. For the Jason Becker album, see The Blackberry Jams. For The Western Australian tree, see Acacia acuminata. Fruit preserves ...

  7. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest - Wikipedia

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    July 4, 1972. (1972-07-04) The Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American hot dog competitive eating competition. It is held each year on July 4 at Nathan's Famous ' original, and best-known, restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.

  8. Hot working - Wikipedia

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    The lower limit of the hot working temperature is determined by its recrystallization temperature. As a guideline, the lower limit of the hot working temperature of a material is 60% its melting temperature (on an absolute temperature scale). The upper limit for hot working is determined by various factors, such as: excessive oxidation, grain ...

  9. Differential heat treatment - Wikipedia

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    Differential hardening is a method used in heat treating swords and knives to increase the hardness of the edge without making the whole blade brittle. To achieve this, the edge is cooled faster than the spine by adding a heat insulator to the spine before quenching. Clay or another material is used for insulation.