THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW |
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On a clear day you can see for miles from the 102nd floor of this landmark completed in 1931 by brave people like the ones here |
the Empire State Building
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Letter No. 1 on your Greek hit parade, it precedes male, dog & Centauri |
alpha
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If you're always sitting on this, there's a limit to what you might accomplish |
duff
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Made antisocial by his deafness, he would sit alone in the corner of a crowded tavern eating cheese & herring |
(Mayim: Yes, I do that, too, is that a problem?) (Ike: Me too, me too.)
Beethoven
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The shepherd's tree of southern Africa doesn't look like much above ground, but these can go 230 feet down |
its roots
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In 1994, Disney invited theatergoers to "Be Our Guest" at this musical, Disney's first show to play on Broadway |
Beauty and the Beast
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Oh, baby! In space, with no gravity to keep solid & liquid food down as gas escapes your mouth, you can't do this 4-letter action |
(Ike: You should've [*]ed the answer.) (Patton: I shoul--I can't do that. I can't--right.)
burp
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In 1941 this airline with a Greek letter for a name moved its headquarters to Atlanta |
(Mayim: Now that's correct.)
Delta
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To remove a fedora or Homburg as a sign of respect |
doff
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As a child in the 1850s, Antonin Dvorak was obsessed with these; his house in a Czech village was right near the station |
trains
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Dept. of more than you needed to know: NYC has 7,400 miles of these pipes, most carrying a mix of wastewater & stormwater |
(Wil: What are drainage pipes? What are [*]?)
sewer pipes
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One of the more recent additions to Disneyland is Galaxy's Edge, with rides & attractions inspired by this film franchise |
Star Wars
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These tall timepieces were named for a 19th-century song that said, "It stopp'd short--never to go again--When the old man died" |
a grandfather clock
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This letter got some bad publicity when it became a COVID variant first detected in South Africa in 2021 |
(Ike: What is delta?) ... (Ike: Ohh, [*] is a Greek letter.) (Patton: What i--[turning to Ike] delta's a Greek letter.) (Ike: I know, but I--) (Patton: Oh.) (Ike: Yeah.) (Patton: Right.) (Ike: Wow. Okay.)
omicron
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Referring to their relatively small size & low luminosity, the most common stars are the red this type |
dwarf (star)
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Edvard Grieg had a lucky pig & one of these under-bridge-dwelling folklore creatures by his bed & always wished them good night |
a troll
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Analysis shows that a 700s B.C. altar excavated in Israel has traces of this psychoactive 3-letter compound found in cannabis |
[Ike delivers his response in the voice of a California beach stoner.]
THC
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Walt Disney coined this acronym for the experimental prototype community he planned to build in Florida; it would open in 1982 |
(Mayim: Yes. I never knew that was an acronym. Learn something new here every day.) (Wil: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.) (Ike: Wow.) (Wil: Right? I don't know why I know that.) [Patton laughs.] (Ike: Wow!)
EPCOT
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Original last name of WWII navy corpsman William Stuart-Houston, who fled Germany & an infamous uncle |
Hitler
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It's letter No. 3 in the Greek alphabet; the same-named "rays" hulked out Bruce Banner |
(Patton: [Imitating a comic book nerd] Uh, what are [*] rays?) (Mayim: Yes, what is [*]?) (Patton: [Keeping with the bit] Originally, it--the first issue, he--how much time does this show go for?) (Mayim: That's it! "What is [*]?" is correct. Select again.)
gamma
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To get information by asking a series of questions of someone after a completed mission or undertaking |
debrief
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Some composers wait for this, a great idea coming to them from the universe; Erik Satie said he got it from 10:23 to 11:47 each morning |
inspiration
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In 1900 an estimated 5 billion of these, not actual canines, lived in underground "towns" in the western United States |
(Mayim: How much are you going to wager? You're shaking you're head.) (Patton: Well, I--I'm shaking my head at fate, Mayim.)
prairie dogs
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In 2006 Disney acquired this computer animation leader that it had first collaborated with on "Toy Story" |
Pixar
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We got the Beat! Here's the 120-foot scroll of paper that this writer used to type out 1957's "On the Road" in just 3 weeks |
Kerouac
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It comes before 3 in a term for healthful fatty acids found in fish (the 6 type is found in meat, the 9 in almonds) |
omega
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This industrial city of about 650,000 on the Rhine River was first chartered in 1288 |
Düsseldorf
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This "Ring" cycle composer had a compulsion to wear pink silk or pink satin--maybe because of a skin condition, & maybe not |
Wagner
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This city on Puget Sound was largely destroyed by fire in 1889; you can tour the original site under the rebuilt downtown |
Seattle
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November 18, 1928 is considered Mickey Mouse's birthday; it's the date he debuted onscreen in this cartoon as a mischievous deckhand |
Steamboat Willie
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