THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ATLAS SHRUGGED |
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REALITY HITS YOU HARD, BRO |
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WORDS THAT START WITH PREPOSITIONS |
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The Atlas' map of cellphone use by country has a "no data" blank space for this French territory in South America |
French Guiana
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Tolstoy: "W. and P." |
War and Peace
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Rough May 2012 for this bank whose name ends in "Chase", chasing after a $2 billion or so loss it ran up |
J.P. Morgan Chase
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He's the first James Bond born after the start of the film series |
Daniel Craig
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The part of your salary deducted by an employer & paid to the government |
withholding
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In types of wine, it precedes Blanc, Franc & of course Sauvignon |
Cabernet
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Though the Atlas says, "This body of water is referred to by some as the Arabian Gulf", it's "commonly known as" this |
the Persian Gulf
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Dan Brown: "A. and D." |
Angels and Demons
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In 1972, when you get just 17 electoral votes, reality says if you wanna live in a White House, go to a paint store |
George McGovern
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This late actor had a daughter named Matilda with Michelle Williams |
Heath Ledger
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Cheese for a Frenchman |
fromage
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"Anchorman" Ron knows that this French wine-producing area includes the Cote d'Or |
(Alex: Ron [*], yes.)
Burgundy
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The Atlas can't quite define this, but projects that by 2025 the world will have 447 of them of 10 million-plus people each |
cities
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Jonathan Safran Foer: "E.L. and I.C." |
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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Carel Fabritius, nice job on A View in Delft in this country; bummer about the powder explosion there that killed you |
the Netherlands
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He played news producer Fred Friendly in "Good Night, and Good Luck." |
George Clooney
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The acceptance of reservations in excess of the number that can be accommodated |
overbooking
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Some Australian Shiraz has aromas of this tree, so you might have to cut your koala off after a few glasses |
eucalyptus
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The U.N. doesn't recognize Morocco's control over a disputed part of this desert, but the Atlas does |
the Sahara
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D.H. Lawrence: "S. and L." |
Sons and Lovers
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When the French realize you're a dancing double agent during WWI, Oct. 15, 1917 will be a bad day, female bro |
Mata Hari
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He directed "Argo" as well as starring in it as Tony Mendez |
Ben Affleck
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The care & raising of young children |
upbringing
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This 17th century "champagne" monk came up with many wine production practices still in use, like low yields for better quality |
Dom Perignon
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Of this disputed region, the Atlas says, "Some places show the Albanian name with the Serbian name in parentheses" |
Kosovo
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F Scott Fitzgerald: "T.B. and D." |
The Beautiful and Damned
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2008 got heavy for you, bro, when foes in Pakistan's parliament said they'd impeach you--time to quit as president |
Pervez Musharraf
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Greg on "Dharma & Greg" & Hotch on "Criminal Minds", he was born the same day as Tom Cruise |
Thomas Gibson
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A webcam or a car radio may be this type of accessory, bought later than the original device |
aftermarket
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80 million bottles is a decent year for this wine that dropped "Spumante" from its name in the '90s |
Asti
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