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But in the early 1920s, Ecke’s son, horticulturalist Paul Ecke Sr., learned a secret way to create a compact single-stemmed plant with many blooming branches that could be grown in pots indoors.

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Its Firefly compact EV brand plans to expand to the United Kingdom, according to Reuters.

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“My balloon’s a compact model. It’ll only hold two people of average size.”

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These studies show that these compact systems act as extremely powerful particle accelerators within the Milky Way and can plausibly generate the energies associated with the "knee."

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The combined contraption will fit in most overhead compartments, but the compact size requires some sacrifices.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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