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One dolphin with a damaged blowhole learned how to breathe through its mouth by adjusting this, also called the voice box |
the larynx
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Annus mirabilis refers to one of these that was truly remarkable |
a year
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"The Third Tuesday: We Talk about Regrets" |
(Danielle: What is A Million Little Pieces?) ... (Aaron: Mitch Albom's book.)
Tuesdays with Morrie
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This Canadian pop guy, in "Boyfriend": "Swag swag swag on you, chillin' by the fire while we eatin' fondue"; well, it does rhyme |
Justin Bieber
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The Chippewa originated this nighttime spirit stopper & in their language call it a "spider" |
a dream catcher
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13-letter term that describes an NFL referee or Edward Snowden |
a whistleblower
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Literally "good faith", this 2-word phrase has come to refer to the authenticity of credentials or official documents |
bona fide
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"Natural Selection; or The Survival of the Fittest" |
On the Origin of Species
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"There were plants & birds & rocks & things", noticed America in "A" this "With No Name", & that's hard to argue |
a horse
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Sitting Bull was a chief of this people who united under him for survival in the late 19th century |
the Sioux
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Someone who can't make up his mind does this about an issue, like a wind of varying temperature |
blows hot & cold
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In vitro refers to scientific work done in test tubes: this similar Latin phrase is applied when living creatures are used |
(Patrick: What is in utero?)
in vivo
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"30 Rock: An Experiment to Confuse Your Grandparents" |
Bossypants
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This "colorful" singer: "Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday, today is Friday, Friday"; she threw in "Tomorrow is Saturday" |
Rebecca Black
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Of Sac & Fox descent, he won the 1912 men's Olympic pentathlon & decathlon |
Jim Thorpe
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This mountain range swings in a 900-mile arc through East Central Europe |
the Carpathians
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Syrian artisans working in this medium back in the 1st century B.C. are credited with creating blow molding |
glass (glassmaking)
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Famously spoken in 49 B.C. at the crossing of a river, "iacta alea est" means this "is cast" |
the die
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"Elsa Meets Other Wild Animals" |
Born Free
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This British singer-songwriter has at least one thing figured out: "& I know you love Shrek, 'cause we've watched it 12 times" |
Ed Sheeran
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Native Americans in Canada like the Abenaki & the Odawa are today joined together under this ordinal term |
First Nations
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So many rivers flow into this shallow gulf that its salinity is low enough for it to stay frozen up to five months each year |
the Gulf of Bothnia
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In 1804 this admiral commiserated with the seasickness of an earl's nephew, writing, "I am ill every time it blows hard" |
(Patrick: What is Hornblower?)
Horatio Nelson
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Found in your Playbill, this 2-word phrase refers to the cast of characters in the play |
Dramatis personæ
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"Everest Summit May 10, 1996 29,028 Feet" |
(Aaron: Yes, by Jon Krakauer.)
Into Thin Air
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Warrant: "She's my" this dessert, "cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise", the surprise being its transformation from food to drink |
cherry pie
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In 1973 this South Dakota massacre site was seized by Native Americans & held for 71 days |
Wounded Knee
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