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James Whistler's "Arrangement in Black & Gray No. 1", a portrait of her, was initially rejected by the Royal Academy |
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One of 1988's simple pleasures was this no. 1 song from Bobby McFerrin's album "Simple Pleasures" |
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Your dry chemical household fire extinguisher likely contains sodium bicarbonate, known as this in the kitchen |
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This expression meaning "the best part" mixes dairy & plant farming |
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Invented to be a synthetic rubber compound during WWII, it was first sold as Gooey Gupp |
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He was captured by the British on Sept. 21, 1776 & executed the next day without a trial...but with one regret |
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Whistler was a cadet at this service academy but was dismissed because of his poor academic record |
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"Happy" is one of the tracks on this 1972 Rolling Stones album reissued in 2010 |
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In the great outdoors you fight woodland fires, also known as these alliterative blazes |
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This comparison of 2 boxers before a fight includes numbers for height, reach & chest size |
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Sold in a cylindrical package, it used the slogan "world's favorite construction set" |
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On June 1, 1937, she took off from Miami to fly around the world, but that didn't work out so well |
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Whistler moved to London in 1859 & painted this river often, including "In Ice" in 1860 |
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Kate Pierson of the B-52s contributed backing vocals to this 1991 Top 10 hit by R.E.M. |
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Federal Signal is a leading maker of these; its E-Q2B model features the yelp & air horn options |
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Thomas Dixon wrote a play about Abe Lincoln titled this kind of guy with a common touch |
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Ronald Howes Sr. invented this toy after a salesman wondered if Kenner could make a toy version of a chestnut roaster |
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On May 7, 1915 a German sub put this ocean liner in serious jeopardy; it sank within 20 minutes |
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This group was "Happy Together" when that song topped the charts in 1967 |
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Red Adair mastered extinguishing oil & gas fires by setting off these to suck the oxygen from the blaze |
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This local public officer with judicial powers may accept payment for your speeding ticket |
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Donald Duncan created the Good Humor bar &, in 1929, began making this toy out of wood |
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On July 3, 1863 3 brigades of his division, 4300 men, led a Gettysburg "charge" with disastrous results |
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This group with lead singer Shirley Manson was "Only Happy When It Rains" |
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Early NYC firemen were alerted with rattles--so you might have a 3-rattle fire where today we'd have this equivalent |
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This expression meaning "just the average part" sounds like it could refer to grain |
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The Telecran, a drawing toy with a joystick, glass & aluminum powder was the basis for this classic toy |
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This Roman orator was beyond jeopardy after he said Octavian "should be given praise...& then be disposed of" |
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