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LAST IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE |
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In 1947 this author's own publishing company released "Tarzan and the Foreign Legion", his last in the series |
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A patriot with but one life: 1755-1776 |
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This meal is found after Irish & English in the names of teas |
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At the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads, these 2 vessels fought the first engagement between ironclad warships |
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The African gray is this type of bird; the male can precisely echo human speech |
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Casey Stengel led this "Amazin'" 1962 team to a 40-120 record, 60.5 games back, but they were first in errors |
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This 1946 novel about a Southern politician takes its title from the "Humpty Dumpty" nursery rhyme |
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A German emperor (Remember the II): 1859-1941 |
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The name of this Indian tea made with milk & spices like cinnamon & cardamom is one syllable & rhymes with "pie" |
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This racket game can be played on a court that has 1, 3 or 4 walls |
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They were "inaugurated" as a team in 2005 & have finished last 5 seasons out of 7 |
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His 1942 collection "My World and Welcome to It" included "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
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A Mexican bandit / revolutionary / folk hero: 1878-1923 |
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This herbal tea is made with a daisylike flower; Peter Rabbit was put to bed with some |
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Charge! Composed of lesser nobles who could afford horses, weapons & armor, it first appeared around 1000 B.C. |
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John C. Fremont's exploration of the West earned him this nickname |
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A last-place 2006 N.L. Central finish insured a 98th straight year without a World Series title for this team |
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This 1940 "Incident" by Walter Van Tilburg Clark tells the story of 3 men falsely accused & lynched for cattle rustling |
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A "Mad Monk": c. 1872-1916 |
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Earl Grey tea gets its flavor from this citrus fruit, sort of an acidic orange |
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The first major use of these vehicles was at the 1917 Battle of Cambrai, leading to a rare breakthrough on the Western Front |
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Unlike other marsupials, bandicoots have this, formed in the lining of the uterus to nourish the fetus |
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In 2007 this team was dead last in the N.L. West, but in 2010 it won the World Series |
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A fan asking what may have happened to Jesus' garments after the Crucifixion inspired Lloyd Douglas to write this novel |
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A monk who was made for peas: 1822-1884 |
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This strong tea is named for a place in the foothills of the Himalayas whose name means "land of the thunderbolt" |
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The 1940 invasion of Norway saw the first combat use of these troops, the German Fallschirmjager |
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How oxymoronic! This 10-letter name of a musical instrument means "soft loud" |
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In 1958, pitcher Robin Roberts won 17 games (yay), but this Pennsylvania team of his won only 52 more (not so yay) |
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