Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Part 23

Tantalum.

Terbium.

Thallium.

Thorium.

Tin.

t.i.tanium.

Tungsten.

Uranium.

Vanadium.

Yttrium.

Zinc.

Zirconium.

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