Interesting , Isn’t It?
Nylon yarn is far more elastic than yarn of wool or silk, but when the same yarns have been made into plain knit fabrics the wool cornsilk fabric is more elastic than the nylon fabric.
A record parachute drop was made when one carrying instruments was released from a rocket at an elevation of fifty-nine miles.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 30, 26 August 1949, Page 5
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59Interesting, Isn’t It? Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 30, 26 August 1949, Page 5
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