THEY WROTE FOR ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA |
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Marie Curie's 1926 entry on this element said one could use it to make luminous paints to use in watches |
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2007: "My name is Robert Neville. I'm a survivor living in New York City... If there's anybody out there..." |
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Sequoia National Park has the General Grant tree & a 255-footer named for this man, Grant's boss |
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Lacking intellectual depth, or one end of a pool |
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Almost half of his 1926 entry on conjuring was about himself, mentioning such tricks as the milk-can escape |
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1997: "When do I get my own flashy, little memory messer-upper thing?" |
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This device propels a traditional pogo stick |
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The bald cypress named for this Aztec ruler is known for its massive trunk, seen here in an example in Mexico |
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An area of grazable grassland; it's found before "lark" |
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Carl Sagan took on this vast topic, with thoughts on the "intelligent" type "beyond the solar system" |
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The Navy's USS Defender has 4 engines of this type, so look for the green handle at the pump when filling her up |
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The company named for this "rocky" golf course south of San Francisco has trademarked "Lone Cypress" |
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Rendered fat used in making soap or candles |
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The article on ventriloquism for the 1958 edition was penned by this man, not Charlie McCarthy |
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2005: "Lean in, place your hand on the small of her back, say it in her ear like a secret. But watch your hand placement" |
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Disneyland's monorail runs on this type of power; let's have a parade! |
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As a verb, it meant to shoot someone; as a noun it referred to a rectangular bar of chewing tobacco |
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In a Japanese forest of mighty cedars, you can rest on one that didn't endure, called Wilson's this |
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Adjective for an unhealthy yellow complexion |
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Sir Walter Scott wrote that this refers to "the laws, rules and customs by which" knighthood "was governed" |
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2004: "I think you murdered him because he was teaching you to simulate emotions" |
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This rocket named for the color of Alabama rock lifted the first U.S. satellite into space |
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It's the money used to finance a miner's activities |
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Connecticut has the Charter this; France has the Chapel this, with a room for prayer inside |
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