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The 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act established the first federal this; it's been increased more than 20 times, but not since 2009 |
the minimum wage
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Lewis & Clark wintered near it in 1805-1806: CUBA LIMO |
the Columbia
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U-Pb dating, using these 2 elements, can determine the age of a rock whether it's in the millions or billions of years |
uranium & lead
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Advances in braking technology have all but eliminated this traditional last car on a freight train |
the caboose
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In this 2001 film a group robs 3 Vegas casinos on the night of a Lennox Lewis-Wladimir Klitschko boxing match |
Ocean's Eleven
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Hammer me with a rusty nail! 3/4 ounce Drambuie liqueur & a jigger of this, over ice |
Scotch
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Before it was annexed by the U.S. in 1845, it claimed a panhandle that extended up into Wyoming |
Texas
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Meaning "great river", it's part of the geography of 6 African countries: MAZE BIZ |
the Zambezi
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In taxonomy, all birds are in the same kingdom, phylum & class, but things fly off & change at this next level |
(Jonathan: What is family?) (Kathleen: What is Chordata?)
order
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With seating for 28 downstairs & 36 up above, the AEC Routemaster bus began service in this city in 1956 |
London
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In the final scene of this film, Keanu tells Swayze, "Vaya con dios" |
Point Break
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It's white powder that can be made from a grain & used as a thickener |
starch
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In 1974 the U.S. repealed a Depression-era ban on private ownership of this that had been meant to prevent hoarding |
(Joey: What are, um... liquor stills?)
gold
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Mandalay & Magwe are port cities on it: DRAW DIARY |
(Ken: In Burma, that anagrams to [*].)
the Irrawaddy
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First predicted in 1930, this particle with no charge can go through miles of matter without reacting with a proton or neutron |
a neutrino
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Disneyland opened one of these in 1959; Seattle, in 1962 & Las Vegas, in 1995 |
a monorail
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This 2003 remake with Mark Wahlberg & Charlize Theron fittingly begins with a heist in Venice |
The Italian Job
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The 6,000-seat Metropolitan Tabernacle has been called "the first-ever" of these evangelical places of worship |
(Joey: What is, uh... church?)
a megachurch
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In 1899, New York City newsboys went on strike, refusing to distribute papers published by Joseph Pulitzer & this rival magnate |
Hearst
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It begins at the western end of Great Slave Lake: ECZEMA INK |
the Mackenzie
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Lasting from 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago, this epoch was followed by the somewhat similar-sounding Pleistocene |
the Pliocene
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The name of this early form of bicycle is from Latin for "swift foot" |
a velocipede
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Christopher Nolan said this 2010 film is "something of a heist movie, it's something of a science fiction film" |
Inception
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This type of warrant is issued by a judge when a defendant violates the rules of the court |
a bench
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A December 2, 1954 resolution said the conduct of this man "is contrary to senatorial traditions and is hereby condemned" |
(Joseph) McCarthy
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Down south, some of the flow of the Mississippi is diverted into it: AHA CALF AT YA |
the Atchafalaya
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Whoa, nebula, whoa! A new image from the Webb Telescope shows this nebula that's 1,300 light-years away |
the Horsehead Nebula
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Introduced in 1935, this legendary alphanumeric airplane built by the Douglas company, helped revolutionize passenger travel |
(Jonathan: What is the DC-6?)
the DC-3
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Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has admitted to watching this heist film directed by Ben Affleck several times a week |
The Town
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It's a "frumious" creature mentioned in "Jabberwocky" & "The Hunting of the Snark" |
Bandersnatch
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