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The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided his empire; grandson Louis II received lands east of the Rhine River |
Charlemagne
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It's Señor Schwarzenegger's Spanish catchphrase meaning "See you later", baby |
Hasta la vista
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This deficiency of hemoglobin is often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells |
anemia
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When founded by Benjamin Day in 1833, the New York Sun was sold daily for this much per issue |
a penny
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Joanne Kathleen... |
J.K. Rowling
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This Italian word for the concluding part of a performance is often "grand" |
finale
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Around 4,500 years ago, the bronze age Minoan civilization emerged on this Mediterranean island |
Crete
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In the title of a Raymond Chandler novel, it precedes "My Lovely" |
Farewell
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This adjective means "having a pH factor of more than 7" |
(Abigail: What is acidic?)
alkaline
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It's the day of the week that Columbus discovered the island of Dominica |
Sunday
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Jerome David... |
J.D. Salinger
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This synonym for "split" most often describes certain hooves |
cloven
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought this Dutchman to power as king of England, Scotland, & Ireland |
William of Orange
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In this 1957 film classic, Marlon Brando played a war pilot who fell in love with a Japanese dancer |
Sayonara
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In the book of Exodus, the fourth commandment says to remember this day |
the sabbath
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Elwyn Brooks... |
E.B. White
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A grain or seed of an ear of corn |
a kernel
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In the 5th century B.C., this Greek historian wrote that it took 100,000 men 20 years to complete the Great Pyramid |
Herodotus
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In a Woody Guthrie dust bowl song, the parting words before "It's Been Good To Know Yuh" |
So Long
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The name of this one-celled protozoan comes from the Greek for "change" |
amoeba
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In 1886 a workers' demonstration asking for this, now common, turned into the Haymarket Square Riot |
the 8-hour workday
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Virginia Cleo... |
V.C. Andrews
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If that "spring lamb" you bought was really a 3-year-old animal, it should have been labeled this |
mutton
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It's been estimated that this grand inquisitor put to death about 2,000 people during his term of office, 1483-1498 |
(Tomás de) Torquemada
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In the title of a Louis Malle film, it precedes "les enfants" |
Au revoir
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This type of "shock" is usually a severe allergic reaction, as to a bee sting |
anaphylactic
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This day is oddly named, as it's celebrated on June 24, which is only 2 or 3 days after the solstice |
Midsummer's Day
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Gilbert Keith... |
Chesterton
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This flowery shade of reddish blue was one of the original Crayola colors |
violet
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