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Francis Bacon's "Meditationes Sacrae" includes the famous aphorism "Knowledge is" this |
power
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"The One with Rachel's New Dress" |
Friends
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On average, a house cat does this about 15 hours a day |
sleep
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It's a raised embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
a levee
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Dating back 5,000 years, ziggurats were temple towers of Mesopotamia built in the "step" style of this shape |
pyramid
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This condition has doubled in the last 30 years in U.S. kids & is linked to increased risk for diabetes |
(Jacob: What is autism?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed after clue 20]
obesity
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In ethics this Chinese thinker stressed 2 virtues: li, rules of proper conduct, & ren, benevolent love |
(Jacob: Who is Lao Tzu?)
Confucius
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"The Rains of Castamere" |
(Tara: What is... oh.)
Game of Thrones
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Holy this Ohio city on both banks of the Maumee River! The average price for a home is under $100,000 |
Toledo
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This Brazilian ballroom dance is often called the "forbidden dance" due to its sensuality |
lambada
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This legendary tower of the Bible has been popularly associated with the ziggurat of Marduk |
Babel
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Dr. Oz warned that "over-the-counter painkillers may increase your risk for peptic" these |
ulcers
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In 14 years this 19th century Dane published 30 books, mostly about how to reach God |
Kierkegaard
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"Dwight's Speech" |
The Office
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Since 1908, this association has placed more than 1.9 billion Bibles in hotel rooms & other locations |
the Gideons
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From the Latin for "to pour out as an offering", it's a liquid used in a religious ritual |
a libation
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Ziggurats were often landscaped with trees & shrubs like this ancient wonder of Babylon |
the Hanging Gardens
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In 2014 the CDC reported 4 total confirmations of this disease in the U.S.; the first was on September 30th |
Ebola
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Empedocles said that these were the 2 basic emotions or forces |
love & hate
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"The Pavlovich Brothers (No. 119-122)" & "The Cyprus Agency (No. 64)" |
(Jacob: What is Archer?) (Alex: Yes. No--no, sorry.)
The Blacklist
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A giant one of these cacti can grow 60 feet tall & live for 200 years |
a saguaro
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A jagged cut or wound |
a laceration
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In the 500s B.C. this king who conquered Jerusalem restored the main ziggurat of Babylon |
(Dan: Who is... Ramses?)
Nebuchadnezzar
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Lymphocytic & myeloid are types of this cancer of the bone marrow; help patients fight it by going to bethematch.org |
leukemia
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This hedonistic philosophy is named for the founder of an ancient utopian community called "The Garden" |
Epicureanism
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"Red John's Friends" |
The Mentalist
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20 million illnesses a year, the most of any foodborne pathogen, are caused by this "-virus" & many are on cruise ships |
(Dan: What is E. coli?)
norovirus
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This group of organic compounds includes fats, oils, waxes & triglycerides |
lipids
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Around 550 B.C., King Nabonidus of Babylon remodeled the ziggurat of this city with a 2-letter name |
Ur
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Mesothelioma, cancer in the chest's lining, often results from the inhalation of this mineral fiber |
asbestos
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