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A traditional Ugandan cloth is made from this part of the mutuba tree, softened by pounding |
the bark
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The walls of Avila, with 88 towers, were built in the 11th C. by Christians fighting these people |
the Muslims (or Moors)
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Armenia is the hub for speakers of Armenian; this country has the most speakers of Rundi |
Burundi
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Though Greek by ethnicity, the 2nd century physician was born in Anatolia in what's today this country |
(Craig: What is Greece?)
Turkey
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Former Guns N' Roses members Duff, Slash & Matt Sorum reunited to form this pistol of a band |
(Craig: Who are the Sex Pistols?)
Velvet Revolver
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This word, Hawaiian for "quick", is technology that allows for open access to add & change a page |
wiki
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All Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are trained to instruct locals on stopping this retroviral epidemic |
AIDS
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Arundel Castle has been the seat of these noblemen of Norfolk for hundreds of years; the 18th one lives there now |
the Dukes
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Galen studied medicine at Pergamum, Smyrna & this Egyptian city famous for a library & a lighthouse |
Alexandria
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This New Mexico indie band named for leg parts is all the rage, & their "New Slang" was a hit in "Garden State" |
the Shins
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An O.S. can be an operating system as well as this type of software like Firefox, GIMP & Thunderbird |
open source
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When friends in Gabon meet, they give each other a series of 4 of these |
(Alex: Yes, 2 on each cheek.)
kisses
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The numerically designed Castel del Monte in Italy has 8 towers around a courtyard of this shape |
an octagon
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Vi vill ha en smorgas och jordnotter--sorry, slipped into this language for a second |
(Alex: Yes, that's right, and it means "We would like a sandwich and peanuts".)
Swedish
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One of Galen's medical breakthroughs was proving arteries carried blood & not this, as was believed |
air
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This Brit's first name is a flower; her Myspace page & her "Smile" helped to launch her fame |
(Pete: Who is, uh, Tila Tequila?)
Lily Allen
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This phrase was used of an appliance that connected to an electrical outlet; now it's an add-on for a browser |
a plug-in
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In 1990 Namibia became independent from this country that had controlled it for 75 years |
South Africa
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A castle was built at Vallandraut, France for the man who in 1309 moved this office to France for an extended stay |
(Alex: Pope Clement V.)
the papacy
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It's the term used for Dutch as spoken in Belgium; in it, Antwerp is Antwerpen |
Flemish
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Galen might have sworn an oath to this 5th century B.C. Greek man he considered the beginning of all medical learning |
Hippocrates
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Chris Daughtry turned down the offer to sing for this band even after he covered their song "Hemorrhage" |
Fuel
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If you want to build a new you, create a toned, buff one of these online facsimiles in "Virtual Hills" |
an avatar
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A Senegalese cape shares the name of these islands that form an independent country to the west |
Cape Verde
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Even the peaceful Swiss needed their castles, like Chillon on this lake seen here |
Lake Geneva
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"Battle" was "gefeoht" in this, the language spoken in London until about 1100 |
(Dean: What is Gaelic?) (Craig: What is Celtic?)
Old English
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Galen believed that blood was produced in this largest internal organ & that it ebbed & flowed like the tide |
the liver
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YouTube helped this Arizona band's cover of OutKast's "Hey Ya!" surge in popularity |
(Dean: What is OK Go?)
Obadiah Parker
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You can get the New York Times or blogs in this type of XML format that's known as "really simple" |
RSS
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