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2. Phase-out of polystyrene foam - Wikipedia

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   In 2019, Maryland was the first state to enact a ban, which went into effect on October 1, 2020. Bans were also passed that year in Maine and Vermont, with both states' laws taking effect on July 1, 2021. In 2020, New York passed a ban that took effect on January 1, 2022, while New Jersey passed a ban that took effect on May 4, 2022.

3. Balikbayan box - Wikipedia

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   A balikbayan box ( lit. 'repatriate box') is a corrugated box containing items sent by overseas Filipinos (known as "balikbayans", literally "returning to the country/nation"). Though often shipped by freight forwarders specializing in balikbayan boxes by sea, such boxes can be brought by Filipinos returning to the Philippines by air. [1]

4. Aviator sunglasses - Wikipedia

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   Aviator sunglasses. F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, with AN 6531 sunglasses (1942) Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that was developed by a group of American firms. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now commercially marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses.

5. Banns of marriage - Wikipedia

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   Banns of marriage. The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the " banns " or " bans " / ˈbænz / (from a Middle English word meaning "proclamation", rooted in Frankish and thence in Old French ), [1] are the public announcement in a Christian parish church, or in the town council, of an impending marriage between two specified persons.

6. Haijin - Wikipedia

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   The Haijin ( 海禁) or sea ban was a series of related isolationist policies in China restricting private maritime trading and coastal settlement during most of the Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. The policy introduced by the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang significantly hampered the growth of China's domestic trade, [1] although the Ming was ...

7. Quest 2 - Wikipedia

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   In November 2021, as part of the rebranding of Facebook, Inc. as Meta, the Oculus brand began to be phased out; the Oculus Quest 2 began to be referred to "Meta Quest 2" in promotional materials, Oculus Store was rebranded as "Quest Store", and Oculus-developed community platforms (such as Facebook Horizon) took on the "Horizon" brand.