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More flowers are pollinated by this insect than by any other |
a bee
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If you're taking up this hobby, "How to be a Ham" is recommended reading |
shortwave radio operation (ham radio)
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This "piper's son, stole a pig and away he run" |
Tom
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This piano maker was born in 1797 in what is now Germany; his original last name was Steinweg |
Steinway
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Cabbage is cavolo, & this cabbage relative is cavolini di Bruxelles |
Brussels sprouts
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In a woven fabric they're the threads at right angles to the warp threads |
the woof
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This small, New World bat is known to drink about 1 tbs. of blood each day, about half its weight |
a vampire
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Philography is the hobby of collecting these, whether it's Mozart's or President Bush's |
autographs
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"When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie" did this |
ran away
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"Queen of Ice Queen of Shadows" is a biography of this late Olympic athlete & screen star |
Sonja Henie
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If you order ostriche in an Italian restaurant, you won't get an ostrich but these shellfish |
oysters
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The Edict of this place issued May 25, 1521 branded Martin Luther an outlaw |
Worms
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Rather than a nose, a whale breathes through 1 or 2 of these nostrils at the top of its head |
a blowhole
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Presto! Famous practitioners of this include Harry Anderson & Dom De Luise |
[NOTE: The actor's name is typically rendered "Dom DeLuise".]
magic tricks
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2-word phrase that describes Peter, who "had a wife and couldn't keep her" |
pumpkin eater
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She once said, "The best job of my life was as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Ghana" |
Shirley Temple Black
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If Nero were alive today & wanted his coffee served this way, he'd ask for un caffe nero |
black coffee
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It's the 9-letter term for a person who frets a lot, maybe over handling toads |
a worrywart
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They're the leaves that enclose & protect an ear of corn |
the husk
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Since it was legalized federally in 1978, home brewing of this has attracted about 1.5 mill. Americans |
beer
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Line following "Up and down the city road, In and out the Eagle, That's the way the money goes..." |
Pop goes the weasel!
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This Catholic was the first U.S. first lady to have a private audience with the Pope |
Jackie Kennedy
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Served as an appetizer, salmone affumicato is salmon prepared this way |
smoked salmon
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2-word phrase for someone who reveals wrongdoings from within an organization |
a whistle blower
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The giant species of this tree is also known as the Sierra Redwood |
the sequoia
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Collectors of these restaurant souvenirs are known as phillumenists |
(Mark: What are menus?)
matchbooks
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The old woman who lived in a shoe gave her children "some broth without any" of this |
bread
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The Duchess of Windsor's first name was Bessie, but she was known by this, her middle name |
Wallis
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Paul Simon might know these 4 herbs are known in Italy as prezzemolo, salvia, rosmarino e timo |
parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme
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His "Swiss Family Robinson" was inspired by Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" |
Johann Wyss
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