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World War II gave a great impetus to peanut - oil refining because of local and North African needs for vegetable oil , previously refined mostly in France . Industries manufacturing cigarettes , textiles , shoes , soft drinks ...
World War II gave a great impetus to peanut - oil refining because of local and North African needs for vegetable oil , previously refined mostly in France . Industries manufacturing cigarettes , textiles , shoes , soft drinks ...
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George Whiteley - Photo Researchers Møns Klint , chalk cliffs on Møn Island , which rise sharply to a height of over 400 feet ( 122 metres ) . the inhospitable North Sea , the climate - particularly in winter - derives great advantage ...
George Whiteley - Photo Researchers Møns Klint , chalk cliffs on Møn Island , which rise sharply to a height of over 400 feet ( 122 metres ) . the inhospitable North Sea , the climate - particularly in winter - derives great advantage ...
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The following are some well - known woodpecker species : Acorn woodpecker ( Melanerpes formicivorus ) , 20 cm ( 8 in . ) ; deciduous woodlands ; western North America south to Colombia . Black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius ) , 46 cm ...
The following are some well - known woodpecker species : Acorn woodpecker ( Melanerpes formicivorus ) , 20 cm ( 8 in . ) ; deciduous woodlands ; western North America south to Colombia . Black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius ) , 46 cm ...
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