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In his capacity as president of the Senate, vice president John Adams voted a record 29 times because of these |
ties
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These smallest blood vessels are barely wider than the blood cells that pass through them single file |
capillaries
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This 1935 act provided assistance to the elderly using payroll tax funds |
Social Security
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Touchback, forward progress |
football
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Until 1914, before its days as a mouthwash, this antiseptic brand was only available to doctors & dentists |
Listerine
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Sheep herd or bird bunch |
a flock
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Title conveyance seen on Track 29 in a Glenn Miller song |
(Stephanie: What is a train?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Stephanie: What is a railroad?)
The Chattanooga Choo Choo
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Skin color ranging from pale yellow to black is largely determined by the amount of this dark pigment in the skin |
melanin
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When established in 1934, it regulated 623 radio stations & a telephone industry consisting of 14 million phones |
the FCC
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Unofficially named "Larry", the logo of this brand got a makeover in 2012 that included a hair trim and losing his double chin |
Quaker
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Foolish talk, or a clay pot used to hold food |
a crock
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This B-29 aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb was named for the mother of pilot Paul Tibbets |
the Enola Gay
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This chamber, also called the voice box, is larger in males than in females, producing a deeper voice |
the larynx
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WPA funds helped build 75,000 bridges, including the Lake Shore Drive one still standing over this river |
the Chicago River
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Chukker, tail shot |
(Carlo: What is rugby?)
polo
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He was a bank clerk with an avid interest in photography before he launched the Kodak brand |
(George) Eastman
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Lewis Carroll wrote, "Beware" this creature "my son! the jaws that bite, the claws that catch!" |
the Jabberwock
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In this classic work of English lit, 29 pilgrims & the narrator gather at the Tabard Inn |
The Canterbury Tales
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This largest artery in the body is over a foot long |
the aorta
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The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established this government body, guaranteeing bank accounts up to a certain limit |
the F(ederal) D(eposit) I(nsurance) C(orporation)
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Backcheck, delayed whistle |
hockey
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An animated character called Willy the Hillbilly was an early spokesperson for this soda |
(Carlo: [Long pause, then shakes head] What is... Coca-Cola?)
Mountain Dew
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It's what's being offered in the fatal cup in the painting shown here |
hemlock
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he broke the 28-foot barrier in the long jump, & the 29-foot barrier too |
Bob Beamon
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Headquartered in Knoxville, this agency created electric power & controlled floods in a 7-state area |
the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
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Memphis attack, high post |
basketball
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This cosmetics brand is named for T.L. Williams' sister |
Maybelline
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A projection with a tuft of hair on the back of a horse's leg just above the hoof |
a fetlock
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