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Leonov was one of the original team of Soviet cosmonauts and was the first man to leave the spacecraft and take a spacewalk. ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chemistry.about.com/b/2014/05/29/this-day-in-science-history-may-30-aleksei-leonov.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chemistry.about.com/b/2014/05/29/this-day-in-science-history-may-30-aleksei-leonov.htm Thu, 29 May 2014 22:05:04 +0000 2014-05-29T22:05:04Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2014/05/29/how-to-remove-fluoride-from-drinking-water.htm Most people are aware there is a controversy surrounding fluoridation of public drinking water. Some people want it removed; some people want to add it to their unfluoridated water. 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