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HERE'S TO YOU, MR. ROBINSON |
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August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas |
Bill Clinton
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This Defoe character spends 26 years alone on an island but thanks God it's Friday for the next 2 |
Robinson Crusoe
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At the 2004 Olympics, this event's course will run from Marathon to Athens |
Marathon
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The species Oceanites oceanicus isn't a fish but a petrel, one of these |
(Brad: What is a seagull?)
bird
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Later dictator, this Roman was kidnapped by pirates while on a journey to Rhodes around 75 B.C. |
Julius Caesar
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Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system |
reboot
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May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri |
Harry S. Truman
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During his major league career, this trailblazer stole home 19 times |
Jackie Robinson
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First name of Leif Eriksson's father |
Erik
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The manatee is distantly related to this land mammal that also uses its snout to push food into its mouth |
(Alex: Or my cousin... well, we won't talk about him!)
elephant
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In 1815 Washington Irving planned to join Stephen Decatur on an expedition against these North African pirates |
Barbary pirates
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3 points on one throw in horseshoes |
ringer
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February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky |
Abraham Lincoln
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Not content merely penning "My Guy" in 1964, he "miraculously" followed it up with "My Girl" in 1965 |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
Smokey Robinson
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If you split 12 eggs into 2 equal groups, you'll have a total of this many eggs |
12
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A Pacific northern bluefin one of these fish was tracked swimming 6,700 miles from Japan to Baja |
tuna
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The costumes for this 1991 Steven Spielberg film included 350 pirate outfits for the extras alone |
Hook
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The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture |
rattan
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February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois |
Ronald Reagan
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Teenage boys wept when this Black Crowe married film star Kate Hudson |
Chris Robinson
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The Dornford Yates mystery "She Fell Among Thieves" was the first presentation of this PBS series |
Mystery!
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkeling in the Barrier Reef near Belize) A poisonous saw-toothed spine on its tail gives this creature its name |
stingray
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Born around 1645, this pirate captain was sent to England for trial & hanged in 1701 |
(Connie: Who is Blackbeard?)
Captain Kidd
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In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleton played this first lady |
Eleanor Roosevelt
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December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia |
Woodrow Wilson
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In "The Ten Commandments" this actor famously snarled, "Where's your messiah now?" |
[ERRATUM: This line was invented by Billy Crystal for his stand-up comedy act. It is not in the film.]
Edward G. Robinson
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Frankfurt is the main city on this German river |
Main
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Having flat teeth is one way that these animals differ from the related dolphins who have pointy triangular teeth |
porpoises
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Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his role in this swashbuckling Gilbert & Sullivan operetta |
The Pirates of Penzance
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Ionesco play that ends, "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end. I'm not capitulating!" |
Rhinoceros
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