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Taking office in 1809, he was the first U.S. president who had previously served in Congress |
Madison
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The classic BLT becomes a BLAT when you add this, perhaps the Hass kind |
an avocado
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A faked segment in a Disney documentary helped perpetuate the myth that these rodents commit suicide |
lemmings
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An unauthorized recording |
a bootleg
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This "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" singer wore leather ones as part of her performing ensemble |
Nancy Sinatra
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Richard Bullington was project manager for the 9th & newest edition of this D.C. organization's renowned altas |
the National Geographic
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Seen here, "Who Stole the People's Money?" was an 1871 Thomas Nast cartoon, depicting the corruption of this New York City politician |
Boss Tweed
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Do you put anything in your coffee? Perhaps NDC, this milk substitute |
non-dairy creamer
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The Arctic type of this canine is the only native land mammal in Iceland |
a fox
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Super soaker for ink |
a blotter
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The iconic leather motorcycle jacket he wore as Johnny in "The Wild One" is a Schott Perfecto |
Marlon Brando
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William, not Ayn, was the senior partner of this duo who started making maps in 1870s Chicago |
Rand McNally
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Before he became a U.S. senator, this stubby politician served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 1841 to 1843 |
Stephen Douglas
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Controversy surrounds HFCS, this sweetener |
high-fructose corn syrup
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This "white whale" is known as the "canary of the sea" for the chirps & other sounds it makes |
beluga
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An order of monks founded in 529, or their liqueur |
a Benedictine
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This collective title of James Fenimore Cooper's 5 novels about frontier life includes a kind of legwear |
The Leatherstocking Tales
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Arthur Norton's 1910 atlas of these charted more than 6,500 of them, some as faint as the 7th magnitude |
stars
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This 1830s Secretary of War has a popular Christmas flower named for him; his name doesn't end "IA" |
Poinsett
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ACV, this kind of vinegar, has lots of uses |
apple-cider vinegar
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The fur of this largest weasel family land animal is used to trim parkas because it doesn't mat or freeze in the cold |
(Terry: What is--what mink?) (Alex: Oh, no. Mink is very small, but [*] is much larger.)
a wolverine
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Doing this step to smooth Internet streaming: 63% complete |
buffering
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He must have been delirious: he wore red leather for his 1983 comedy special "Delirious" |
Eddie Murphy
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It takes several people to move the nearly 6-foot-tall Klencke Atlas given to this king on his 1660 restoration |
Charles II
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This Kentuckian known as the "Great Pacificator" served as Speaker of the House 3 times between 1811 & 1825 |
Henry Clay
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Often used for high-priced, seasonal items, the menu abbreviation "A.Q." is short for this |
as quoted
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The Eskimos of Alaska's North Slope call this beast an oomingmak, or "animal with skin like a beard" |
(Alex: And once again, you people do not know about my favorite animal--[*].)
the musk ox
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An exhortation to defenders is "man the" these structures |
the barricades
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This brand of stretchy gloves with leather trim gets its name in part from the word "isometric" |
Isotoner
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This 16th century cartographer wasn't projecting when he coined the term "atlas" to describe a large book of maps |
(Gerardus) Mercator
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