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Bamboo flooring

Bamboo flooring is a flooring option available widely today, which is not only stylish and practical -- it is also an environmentally friendly option to hardwood floors and laminate tiles. One of the hardest natural materials available for flooring today, bamboo can grow wood faster than any tree. It can be harvested every 3-5 years, unlike 15-25 years for most tree wood. This makes bamboo an eco-friendly product for flooring.

Nearly all bamboo flooring sold in North America is produced in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, in an area known as “the bamboo sea” for its extensive bamboo forests. More...

Ground water

Ground water is the water that seeps down through the soil until it reaches rock material. It is important because it is the main source of drinking water and irrigation. More...

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Microwave cooking

• No one ever set out to discover the microwave oven. It was an accidental discovery.
• An engineer named Percy Spencer ,who worked at the Raytheon Corporation, invented the first microwave oven in 1946.
• Microwaves can also be used to cure resins and rubber.
• Sugar can be easily caramelized in the microwave without a mess.
• Vegetables retain their natural fresh color and texture when cooked in the microwave.
• Microwaves can be absorbed by food.
• As far back as 1979, Soviet Union banned the use of microwaves. More...