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Cast iron is a construction material commonly used for sewer pipes, railings, and decorative pieces. It is relatively inexpensive, but heavy and rusts.

It is also used to make traditional cooking pans that can have a natural non-stick surface after being naturally treated with butter or fat and then used.

Did you know ...

... that Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English mathematician and scientist?
... that a hotel is a business that provides temporary housing for travelers and others who need it?
... that crack cocaine is a drug made by modifying cocaine into a free base and then smoking it?

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