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This subtropical marsh region of Florida has the largest mangrove forest in the continental United States |
the Everglades
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Video, ticker, Scotch |
tape
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If you're looking for updates on the March sisters, try "Good Wives" by this 19th century American woman |
Alcott
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Since 2022 this NYC Grand Slam tennis tournament has used a system called Hawk-Eye instead of humans to call balls in or out |
the U.S. Open
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The German pastries here are Schnecken, meaning these animals with coiled shells; eating the actual creature is more of a French thing |
snails
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NOAA calls it "precipitation... of water less than 0.5 mm in diameter" |
drizzle
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These tall trees of the myrtle family are native to Australia, where they are also known as gums & stringybarks |
eucalyptus
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Flannery O'Connor titled a collection of short stories "A Good Man Is" these 3 words; preach, sister |
Hard to Find
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In 2007 this NL squad became the 1st team with 10,000 losses; in 2008 they won the World Series behind Cole Hamels & Ryan Howard |
(Christina: Who are the Chicago Cubs?)
the Phillies
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At bars in Lisbon, small plates are called petiscos; in Madrid, the small dishes are called this |
tapas
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A magical sorcerer; it was also slang for "excellent" in the 1920s |
wizard
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This tree in the cashew family is grown for its edible green nuts |
pistachio
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Jon, Dicky, Uzi Vert |
(Adriana: What are Lils?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
Lil rappers
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P.G. Wodehouse continues his tales of Bertie Wooster in "Very Good" this guy, Bertie's manservant |
Jeeves
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On "Searching for Italy", Stanley Tucci's Turin tour included bagna càuda, like the one here; it means this, which you step into |
a hot bath
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A wisp of hair curling askew; Garnier sells an "anti"-this serum |
frizz
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Quebecol is a compound derived from the sap of this tree |
(Ken: Very big in Canada because it's named for Quebec, a [*], [*].)
(sugar) maple
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A smile, an egg, the books |
(Travis: What are things you can cook?) ... (Ken: Two for three, you can't cook a smile.)
things you can crack
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Angelic Aziraphale & demonic Crowley are friendly rivals in this comedic tale of pending apocalypse by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett |
Good Omens
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A bit like sci-fi's Anywhere Door or Phoenix Gate, it opened on Oct. 15, 2018 to whisk college athletes to a new school |
the transfer portal
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Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish made with potatoes & this veggie that puts the "col" in the name |
(Christina: What is collard greens?)
cabbage
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This seasoned pork sausage is popular in Mexico |
chorizo
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A slight breeze will cause the leaves of this aspen to tremble, thus its name |
a quaking aspen
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Cymbals, the stock market, uninvited guests |
things that crash
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Pearl S. Buck won a Pulitzer for this novel set in China |
The Good Earth
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Then with Oklahoma City, this master of the triple-double became the first back to back MVP of the NBA All-Star Game since the 1950s |
(Adriana: Who is Durant?) ... (Ken: Who is his teammate, [*]?)
Russell Westbrook
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Smoked herring eaten as these, previously shunned as the breakfast of a bygone Britain, is making a comeback |
kippers
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It's Sid Meier's video game series where you start at the dawn of history & can get to the Space Age |
Civilization
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