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Thermos®, Thermos flask; in the U.S., thermos bottle
1. A trademark for an insulated or vacuum container used to hold a liquid or food and to maintain it at a constant or original temperature.
2. Etymology: a trademark registered in Britain in 1907, invented by Sir James Dewar; patented in 1904 but not named at the time, from Greek thermos, "hot".

James Dewar built the first one in 1892, but it was first manufactured commercially in Germany in 1904, when two glass blowers formed the company Thermos GmbH.

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Political problems in the U.S. with applicable quotes

    “Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.”

    —Will Rogers

    “Politicians say they’re beefing up our economy. Most don’t know beef from pork.”

    —Harold Lowman

    “Washington is a place where politicians don’t know which way is up and taxes don’t know which way is down.”

    —Robert Orben

    “Politics is the art of getting money from the rich and votes from the poor, with the pretext of protecting one from the other.”

    —Muy Interesante
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