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Florenz Ziegfeld produced his first of these extravaganzas in 1907 & would continue them for the next 24 years |
the Follies
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In a nice 2-year run, he married Marilyn in 1954 & was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in '55 |
Joe DiMaggio
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In a song from Meredith Willson's "The Music Man", this many trombones "led the big parade" |
76
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"All the news that's fit to print" |
The New York Times
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"Dumbledore" is actually an old word for this insect; J.K. Rowling imagined him humming all the time |
a bumblebee
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With this man as president, the government budget was $579 million & unemployment stood at 2.8% |
Teddy Roosevelt
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Richard Nixon's "Enemies List" included Jane Fonda & this N.Y. Jets quarterback |
Joe Namath
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Using a 200-year-old technique, a V.A. hospital in Long Beach, Calif. has utilized these fly larvae to treat patients |
maggots
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Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean, 1,800 mi. from any cont., has a rare type of this wandering seabird |
the albatross
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"With a name like" this one, "it has to be good!" |
Smuckers
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Robinsonade is not a refreshing drink, it's a novel similar in theme to a work by this author |
Defoe
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In 1973 George Foreman grilled this "Smokin'" guy, knocking him down 6 times in 2 rounds |
Joe Frazier
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Ranking just above a captain, not behind him, it's a U.S. Navy admiral with 1 star |
a rear admiral
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We hope the endangered Carolina Northern "flying" species of this rodent keeps on flying |
a squirrel
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"It takes a licking and keeps on ticking" |
Timex
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Too much time enjoying potent potables? You could end up with a katzenjammer, one of these |
a hangover
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For works like "Gunga Din", he became the first Brit awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature |
Kipling
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In 1908, troubled by blisters, this outfielder played in his stocking feet |
(Pamela: Mmm... I don't know.) (Alex: You don't know?) (Pamela: Who is... [Sighs] Joe Shmoe? [Laughs])
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson
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In 1989 Pope John Paul II added these 2 automobile-related acts to the official list of Catholic sins |
(Trip: What are drinking under the influence and reckless driving?)
speeding & drunken driving
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Steller's sea cow was extinct by 1768; Stellar's sea this animal is hanging tough |
(David: What is a sea horse?)
a sea lion
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"Choosy moms choose" this |
Jif
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The fact that clavate means shaped like this isn't something you have to hit me over the head with |
(Trip: What's a hammer?)
a club
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More than 40 nations attended the second "International Peace Conference" of this Dutch city |
(David: What is Potsdam?) (Trip: What's Amsterdam?)
The Hague
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In 1950 he became an assistant coach for Penn State football; in '66, he took over as head coach |
(Joe) Paterno
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For one game, minor league baseball's St. Paul Saints used these on top of the dugout to reenact big plays |
(David: What are actors?) ... (Alex: This is unusual. They used [*]. I don't know why they did that. Sounds strange. It is strange.)
mimes
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South America's woolly spider type of this has a rudimentary or no thumb & a badly fragmented habitat |
(Pamela: What is a tarantula?)
a monkey
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"Because I'm worth it" |
L'Oréal
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The name of this light, crinkled fabric comes from the Persian shir o shakkar, meaning "milk & sugar" |
seersucker
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