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  | TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY GIFTS |  
   
 
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    | On July 4, 1961 this Colorado peak was designated a national historic landmark | 
    Pike's Peak
 
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    | On August 5, 1991 Sergei Bubka became the first to exceed 20 feet in this track & field event | 
    the pole vault
 
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    | You old school gamers, check out "The Gambit", a blog about this ancient game | 
    chess
 
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    | For a 3rd anniversary, it's a gift made of this, be it a jacket, gloves or a briefcase | 
    leather
 
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    | Oddly, his name means "dove" & not "he of the big fish" | 
    Jonah
 
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    | Mersey me!  World Book's article on this city on the Mersey makes no mention of the Fab Four | 
    Liverpool
 
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    | This Hawaiian peak is the world's largest in terms of volume, estimated to be more than 16,000 cubic miles | 
    (Paul: What is Mauna Kea?)
  Mauna Loa
 
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    | In a 2007 college football shocker, this team ended USC's 35-game home winning streak | 
    Stanford
 
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    | A blog about baseball is named for these--pieces of equipment, not mammals | 
    bats
 
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    | Lucky her--this is the traditional gift for both the 60th & 75th anniversaries | 
    diamond
 
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    | Hebrew for "friend" or "companion", she was the companion & daughter-in-law of Naomi | 
    Ruth
 
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    | It's home to Gregor Erhart's statue of Mary Magdalene (I must remember to tell Dan Brown) | 
    the Louvre
 
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    | Early settlers in Oregon called the "3 Sisters" in this mountain range Faith, Hope & Charity | 
    the Cascades
 
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    | This Dallas Cowboys running back rushed for an NFL record 18,355 yards | 
    Emmitt Smith
 
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    | If you want to be in the front row of fashion, you'll walk (but not take off) "on" this Times blog | 
    The Runway
 
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    | For year 30, maybe an oyster dinner, cufflinks for him & a necklace for her made of these | 
    pearls
 
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    | Though his name is from Hebrew for "laughter", he probably didn't laugh much while he was on that altar | 
    Isaac
 
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    | It's a tasty slang term for a clarinet | 
    a licorice stick
 
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    | This state's tallest peak is 4,784-foot Brasstown Bald, not Stone Mountain | 
    Georgia
 
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    | In a 2001 tournament, this Swedish golfer shot a 59, the lowest score ever achieved on the LPGA Tour | 
    Sorenstam
 
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    | "Bits", a technology blog, discusses "blundits", a combination of "blogger" & this word | 
    (Susan: What is punnit?) (Alex: Say it...) (Susan: Pun-its?  Pund-ints?)
  pundits
 
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    | For a 55th anniversary, how about a trip to Ireland, a "Wizard of Oz" DVD, & this gift | 
    (Susan: What is gold?)
  emeralds
 
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    | Various sources list her name as meaning "temptress" & "seductive" | 
    Delilah
 
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    | Legend says that gods dropped rocks from the sky & formed the Garden of the Gods on this Hawaiian isle | 
    (Jeff: What is Lehua?)
  Lanai
 
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    | This mountain near Los Angeles was named for Gen. George S. Patton's grandfather & is home to a famous observatory | 
    Mt. Wilson
 
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    | Home of the Travers Stakes, this N.Y. racetrack is North America's oldest continuously operating track | 
    Saratoga
 
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    | Like his book, rogue economist Steven Levitt explores the hidden side of everything in this blog | 
    Freakonomics
 
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    | For a 15th anniversary, you might give one of this Austrian company's crystal figurines, like the one seen here | 
    (Paul: What is Savorski?)
  Swarovski
 
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    | "Behold, a son", this firstborn son of Jacob | 
    Reuben
 
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    | From the Latin for "ghastly", this adjective describes those vivid, shocking details beloved by the tabloids | 
    lurid
 
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