Amla duly went to his third Test century - all scored against New Zealand - before being caught in the cover ring on 103.

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Ali would lean back on the ring ropes, cover his face with his forearms and let his opponent wear himself out in a flurry of punches.

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To make a gadget called the Can Pump N' Pour, a circular hard plastic ring with a rubber cover that keeps the fizz in opened soda cans, Davison engineers went through 30 different versions with its own moldmaking machines before getting the shape right.

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