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A tomato is an edible fruit of the nightshade family. It contains vitamin C and phytochemical lycopene. The fruits are eating raw or cooked. The tomato’s origins comes from the west side of South and Central America. It is called tomatl in the Aztec language Nahuatl. This led to the Spanish translation of tomate, which then became tomato in English.

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While the use of spark plugs can be seen as early as 1800, they were not patented until 1902. In 1836, an immigrant named Edmond Berger created the first spark plug, but did not patent the idea. History credits German inventor Robert Bosch who successfully created and patented the spark plug as it is used in modern times. While electric vehicles and diesel engines do not require spark plugs, classic 4-cylinder and V6 or V8 motors still use them. There is a national Change Spark Plugs week, May 5-11, and can be traced to as early as 1929.

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Snoopy and Woodstock are best friends in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schultz. Snoopy was introduced by the third comic printed in October 1950 and Woodstock appeared in April 1967. Woodstock was named after the music festival at Woodstock. The two characters form an enduring friendship when Woodstock’s mother abandons him and Snoopy cares for him. The two argue quite a bit but always make up. Snoopy is the only character that can understand Woodstock's "sniff" vocalizations.

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The underwater world is filled with a unique type of fish that swims upright and uses its tail as an anchor, known as the seahorse. Its scientific name derives from the Greek word for a horse; Hippocampus, translating in English to Horse Caterpillar. There are fifty-four known species of the seahorse maneuvering throughout our oceans. Six of those are native to the U.S., and territories. Forty-one of those species are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species. Because of their popularity, scientists continue to bring awareness of these little creatures, aiming to reduce their endangerment from over fishing to help keep our coastal eco-systems in balance. 

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Schweber Electronics was a distributor of semi-conductors, connectors and other electronic components located in Westbury, NY.  Founded by Seymour Schweber, the company was considered a pioneer in the electronics distribution industry and published books on microprocessors and semi-conductors.  It merged with LEX Electronics in 1982 and was subsequently acquired by Arrow in 1991. Schematics of complex electronic wiring were used frequently used as branding such as a depiction of low power / low noise amplifier.

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Through the 1940s, pocket mirrors were a popular advertising opportunity, given that the back of the mirror would be on display whenever the user pulled it out in public to check their reflection. Today, unusual and inventive mirrors can frequently be sold at auction for hundreds of dollars to collectors.

This art deco illustration is part of a more risque category of pocket mirror, metamorphic, that creates a different image when held upside down. The primary view is a red-headed woman with red draped clothing resting her head on black gloved hands, while the inverted view is a woman's legs and intimate areas peeking out from a red cloth.

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