THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS |
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THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT |
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In 1987 this Van Gogh work sold for $53.9 million, then a record price for a work of art |
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This tune hit the Top 40 again in 1974 thanks to its use as the theme to "Happy Days" |
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The Bureau's Hotshot Crews are part of its responsibility for these events on 388 million acres |
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On trees these have stomata, or little pores, on the underside; on aquatic plants, their stomata are on the upper side |
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Proxima Centauri is about 4.3 light years from Earth; this is the only star that's closer |
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To catch a bass, you'll need some sort of bait on one of these dangling from the end of the line on your pole |
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"The Shareef don't like it", but The Clash's fans sure did in 1982 |
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In 2004 the BLM announced a fee increase to $30 to stake a new one of these |
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A fish called the feather blenny lays its eggs in this mollusk's shells |
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In a standard pack of playing cards, it's the only king without a moustache |
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In "It Happened One Night", Clark Gable used his thumb to do this; Claudette Colbert bared her leg |
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Selling for $60 million in 1999, "Rideau, Crouchon, et Compotier" by this Post-Impressionist is seen here |
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"Here I am..."; The Scorpions blew into the Top 40 in 1984 with this tune |
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There's no free land from the BLM; this practice enshrined in an 1862 law was abolished in 1976 |
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Giant tube ones of these 1,700 feet below the Gulf of Mexico live to be 250 |
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"The Lady In My Life" & "Baby Be Mine" were the only 2 songs on this 1983 album not to be Top 10 hits |
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To engage in rowdy behaviour, usually in fun |
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His "Garcon a la Pipe" seen here sold for a record $104 million in 2004 |
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In 1972 Johnny Rivers came down with this, in addition to the "Boogie Woogie Flu" |
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Of the lower 48, this state has the most land under exclusive BLM jurisdiction, more than 75,000 square miles |
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Antarctica's leopard type of this mammal has a big, toothy mouth and a spotted hide |
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Javier Sotomayor, the only man to clear 8 feet in this track & field event, retired in 2001 |
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This tax is removed from the paychecks of salaried workers; how much depends on the number of W-4 exemptions |
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This John Denver tune begins, "He was born in the summer of his 27th year" |
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The BLM administers Escalante National Monument, including "No Man's" this formation |
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Though just one of these fish is seen here, its name sounds like it's part of a collective |
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It's the only bone in the skull that articulates or moves |
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This position on an enemy shoreline is captured by troops prior to landing an invading force |
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