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GRAMMY-WINNING MUSIC VIDEOS |
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In 1903 Mary Anderson created these after noticing streetcar drivers struggling to see in rainy conditions |
windshield wipers
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"Where The Streets Have No Name" (1988) |
U2
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Be-bopped into the world Aug. 29, 1920; found the joy of sax & flew away March 12, 1955 |
(Alex: Yes, the "Birdman".)
Charlie Parker
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The silly rabbit can't resist this cereal's fruity flavors, including Lemony Lemon & Grapity Purple |
(Mike: What are Kix?)
Trix
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The L.A. Times says the Norwegian variety of this animal came to Los Angeles via rail, the black variety via ship |
a rat
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To hornswoggle someone is to do this to them |
cheat
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After a chemical spill at 3M, Patsy Sherman helped create this versatile fabric stain repellant |
(Alex: Good, with a minute to go.)
Scotchgard
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"The Confessions Tour" (2007) |
Madonna
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Tough guy actor born Nov. 3, 1921; had no "Death Wish" but made his "Great Escape" Aug. 30, 2003 |
Charles Bronson
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A man who spilled bran on a hot stove accidentally created the flakes of this "Breakfast of Champions" |
Wheaties
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This large fowl was originally domesticated in Mexico & taken to Spain around 1519 |
a turkey
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A quocker-wodger is a wooden one of these children's toys with strings |
(Jody: What is a wooden duck?)
a puppet
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Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, is said by some to be the first programmer, as she used this number system |
binary
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"Bring On The Night" (1986) |
Sting
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New Yorker cartoonist, drew his first breath Jan. 7, 1912; left his ooky family Sept. 29, 1988 |
(Charles) Addams
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This great! Kellogg's cereal was introduced in 1952 |
Frosted Flakes
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The crested this is the biggest African rodent, & has a really good defense system, too |
(Nancy: Oh--what's a skunk?)
the crested porcupine
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Dactylonomy is the advanced art of counting using these |
fingers
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All policemen can thank Stephanie Kwolek for her invention of this polymer fiber 5 times tougher than steel |
Kevlar
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"Runnin' Down A Dream" (2008) |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Tom Petty (& The Heartbreakers)
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Seismologist born April 26, 1900; shook the world with his Sept. 30, 1985 death |
(Charles) Richter
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This cereal was introduced by General Mills in 1937; maybe you'll get it on Route 66? |
Kix
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The spadefoot variety of this amphibian can lay up to 3,000 eggs in pools created by a summer rainfall |
(Nancy: What's a turtle?)
a frog (a toad accepted)
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From the Greek for "belly speech", engastrimyth is another name for this type of stage performer |
a ventriloquist
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Several of Beulah Henry's inventions dealt with this machine, like the protograph, which made 4 copies with no carbon paper |
(Nancy: Um... what's a Xerox machine?)
a typewriter
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Born in Lille, Nov. 22, 1890; said a general au revoir Nov. 9, 1970 |
Charles de Gaulle
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The mascot of Cocoa Puffs is Sonny, this type of bird |
a cuckoo
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The dried dung of this animal, Bos grunniens, is often the only obtainable fuel in the treeless Tibetan plateaus |
a yak
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Also a slang term for the head in Shakespeare's time, a costard is an old variety of this fruit |
an apple
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