‫اﯾن ﻓﺎﯾل ﮐﻣﮑﯽ ﺗوﺳط وب ﺳﺎﯾت زﺑﺎن اﻣﯾد ﺗﮭﯾﮫ ﺷده اﺳت‪.

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‫ھر ﮔوﻧﮫ ﮐﭘﯽ و ﯾﺎ اﺳﺗﻔﺎده از آن ﺗوﺳط وب ﺳﺎﯾت ھﺎی‬
‫دﯾﮕر ﭘﯾﮕرد ﻗﺎﻧوﻧﯽ ﺧواھد داﺷت‪.‬‬

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9. How old was Greenwood when patented his invention?

He was only nineteen.

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10. Did Gail Borden succeed the very first time?

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