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S- and Z-twist yarns

diagram of single, ply, and cord yarns

examples of textured yarns

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airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

6 Lost Civilizations

Moonrise over Tucson, Arizona

Why Doesn’t Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time?

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.

7 Alphabet Soup Agencies that Stuck Around

Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?

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S- and Z-twist yarns

diagram of single, ply, and cord yarns

examples of textured yarns

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Topics

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Key People

Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham

British inventor