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This Arizona city might've been named for Stonewall Jackson, but residents decided that was for the mythical birds |
Phoenix
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Tom Hanks + a feather x history |
(Anne: Uh, what is, uh...)
Forrest Gump
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The WHO's essential medicines list has 3 non-opioids for pain: acetaminophen, ibuprofen & this medicine cabinet veteran |
aspirin
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A straight man, like Gromit to Wallace |
(Duncan: What is a... side character?)
a sidekick
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Alexander Alekhine was said to have resigned a game not by tipping this piece over but by hurling it across the room |
the king
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After a meal of legumes with friends it might be best to strategically position yourself alee, meaning away from this |
the wind
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When it was founded in the 1600s, New York City was known by this 2-word name, reflecting its early colonial heritage |
(Ken: Yes, settled by the Dutch.)
New Amsterdam
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Jean Dujardin + Bérénice Bejo - audible conversations |
The Artist
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If restless, these body parts get their own syndrome affecting 3 million Americans yearly & the doctor may prescribe gabapentin |
legs
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Seen here, this piece of furniture can be useful in the dining room |
a sideboard
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Alexandru Crisan was stripped of the coveted title international this after allegations he'd attained it by fixing games |
grandmaster
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After a lovely meal, time for drinks on this place where the controls are; the captain calls it the cockpit |
the bridge
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This Moroccan port city was built over a villa named Anfa, but that wouldn't have looked as good on a movie marquee |
Casablanca
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Dustin Hoffman + Meryl Streep ÷ divorce |
Kramer vs. Kramer
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This vitamin may be prescribed in the form of medications such as Replesta for rickets or osteomalacia |
vitamin D
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This American desert snake is a horned variety of rattlesnake |
a sidewinder
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In 2008 Ukrainian star Vassily Ivanchuk stormed out of a Chess Olympiad rather than submit to one of these tests |
a drug test
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To slow things down after dinner, find this type of place to stop the boat, also the name of a big Alaskan city |
anchorage
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Residents of this University of Oregon city are probably happy it didn't stick with Skinner's Mudhole |
Eugene
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Matt Dillon + Thandiwe Newton + Los Angeles ÷ bigotry |
(Anne: What is Traffic?)
Crash
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Types of drugs used in this approach to treatment include alkylating agents (mess with cell DNA) & mitotic inhibitors (stop cell division) |
chemotherapy
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Heavy skirts & modesty were 2 factors in the use of this piece of equestrian gear |
a sidesaddle
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It took a phone call from Henry Kissinger & a doubling of the prize fund to get this tempestuous American to play his Soviet foe in 1972 |
Bobby Fischer
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Everyone had a cocktail with dinner, so while up top on deck, it's a good idea to wear one of these, PFD for short |
personal flotation device
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An Irish town once home to a famed medieval book has been known as both Ceanannus Mór & this |
Kells
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Claudette Colbert + Clark Gable - an undershirt |
It Happened One Night
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Levodopa, which is converted to dopamine in the brain, is the most effective drug for this motor control disease |
(Ken: Correct, from our ICU nurse manager.) (Duncan: I should know that, yeah.)
Parkinson's
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In 1957 athlete & future actor Bruce Dern left the Penn track team rather than shave these |
(Anne: What are his legs?) ... (Ken: I don't know what Penn thinks about running with unshaved legs, maybe they're all for it.)
his sideburns
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His name signifies "newcomer", & this relative newcomer sparked accusations of cheating after a 2022 upset of champ Magnus Carlsen |
(Hans) Niemann
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Once a word for a sailing boat off India's coast, this little vessel will shuttle you to shore after breakfast |
a dinghy
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