TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE 2017 |
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This former Soviet leader profiled Putin & said Russia's problems can't "be solved without a change in...government" |
(Mikhail) Gorbachev
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A Rottweiler who protects your property |
watchdog (guarddog accepted)
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The spines on the barrel type of this succulent may reach 10 inches in length |
a cactus
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Sheryl Sandberg's "Option B" is about "facing adversity", such as this tragedy that befell her in May 2015 |
becoming a widow
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In October 1921 this annual sporting event made its radio debut |
World Series
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In this Mel Brooks '60s farce, Kenneth Mars is demented playwright Franz Liebkind |
The Producers
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The condition swimmer's knee is mainly caused by the unusual kick of this specialty |
breaststroke
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The ear is the female part of the corn plant & this group of silky strands at the top is the male organ |
the tassel
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National security adviser & Secretary of State under George W. Bush, she published "Democracy" in 2017 |
Condoleezza Rice
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At Trafalgar on October 24, 1805, this 100-gun flagship carrying Admiral Nelson lived up to its name |
the HMS Victory
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Whoops! Fortune hunter Tom Cruise accidentally unearths the tomb of an Egyptian princess in this 2017 movie |
The Mummy
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Rahm Emanuel writes about this ex-Trump White House Chief of Staff--both started on day one for their president |
(Reince) Priebus
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A rural structure lends its name to this deep type of sink seen here |
farmhouse sink
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An adaptation of his self-help book was published as "How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital Age" |
Dale Carnegie
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In Washington October 10, 1913, Woodrow Wilson pressed a button & blew up a dike far away, completing this project |
the Panama Canal
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Turned out Jim Carrey was on the ultimate reality TV series in this pic |
The Truman Show
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Martin Scorsese shares that this Aussie actress actually slapped Leo DiCaprio in her 1st "Wolf of Wall Street" audition |
Margot Robbie
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Northerners who head for Florida as soon as the weather gets cold |
snowbirds
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Also known as a clove pink, this flower was used in Elizabethan times to spice ale & wine |
the carnation
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"The Zookeeper's Wife" finds herself hiding Jews smuggled out of this capital's ghetto in WWII |
Warsaw
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In October 1917 thousands in this Portuguese city claimed to have witnessed a miracle in which the sun "spun" |
(Michelle: What is Lisbon?) ... (Alex: What is the miracle of [*]?)
Fatima
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This 1973 horror classic had Linda Blair take an extended look around |
The Exorcist
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Ex-president of Colombia Cesar Gaviria warns this country's pres. Rodrigo Duterte the war on drugs is "unwinnable" |
the Philippines
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The 3 main classes of plant pigments are carotenoids, phycobilins & these greenish ones |
chlorophylls
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In fiction, she's known for her Kay Scarpetta novels, but she's also penned "Ripper" about the notorious killer |
(Patricia) Cornwell
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He was only a corporal in October 1918 when he killed 2 dozen Germans to save his patrol |
Alvin York
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"The Color of Money" was a sequel to this 1961 movie |
The Hustler
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