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Insurance is a promise of compensation for specific potential future losses in exchange for a periodic payment. Insurance is designed to protect the financial well-being of an individual, company or other entity in the case of unexpected loss. Some forms of insurance are required by law, while others are optional. Agreeing to the terms of an insurance policy creates a contract between the insured and the insurer. In exchange for payments from the insured (called premiums), the insurer agrees to pay the policy holder a sum of money upon the occurrence of a specific event. In most cases, the policy holder pays part of the loss (called the deductible), and the insurer pays the rest. Examples include car insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, and business insurance.
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Transportation; Railway
早期的蒸汽機車在英國使用焦炭作為燃料,而不是煤,因為早期的法律要求,機車應 '消耗自己的煙'。煤炭生產煙時燒而焦碳燃燒煙幾乎免費。焦是由加熱軟煤密閉烤箱中創建的。加熱,如煤分解給硬、 多孔、 灰白色的物質,稱為焦,其中包含幾乎 90 % 的碳。燃燒時,可樂產生強烈的、 無煙熱。焦的副產品製造是煤氣、 被廣泛用於工業和國內天然氣從北海到來之前,英國加熱。因此, ...