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    | Someone counted 25,216 of these on a swan | 
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    | 16th century pope Julius III appointed Palestrina choirmaster at this basilica | 
    (Alex: Of course!)
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    | In its Chapter 11 "Phileas Fogg secures a curious means of conveyance at a fabulous price" | 
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    | "The M. stands for Marston, not mammary; hey, that was bunny, I mean funny!" | 
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    | Holmes creator & lace table protector | 
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    | The legendary emperor Shen Nung has sometimes been "stuck" with the invention of this healing practice | 
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    | In a children's game, Rob Krueger won $5,000 CDN in October 2003 when his "Paper" covered this move by his opponent | 
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    | It's the last decade in which there wasn't a pope with John or Paul in his name | 
    (Alex: Pope Pius XII.)
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    | Chapter 11 of this book begins, "At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham's" | 
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    | "Where there's a Will role, you'll find me; I played a Will in 'Notting Hill' & in 'About a Boy'!" | 
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    Wayne Gretzky poles
 
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    | About 400 B.C. the Persians began knitting these & some of the patterns are still popular today | 
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    | Orange County, Florida has banned its employees from wearing more than 3 pairs of these (& no tongue studs) | 
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    | What goes around comes around for these letters from a pope, like "Pacem in Terris" | 
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    | "The Plot Thickens" is the title of Chapter 11 of this fact-based 1844 tale by Alexander Dumas | 
    (David: What is "The Man in the Iron Mask?")
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    | "I was Curly in a TV version of 'Oklahoma!'  Ok, I'm also Wolverine in 'X-Men'" | 
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    | French mime whose movements were invented by Elias Howe | 
    Marcel Marceau-ing machine
 
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    | About 600 B.C. this poet of Lesbos put on quite a show; while reciting her poetry she'd strum a lyre | 
    Sappho
 
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    | On this date around 735, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in the Vatican to all saints | 
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    | "During the summer the packing houses were in full activity again", begins Chapter 11 of this 1906 work | 
    (Wendy: What is... Tom Sawyer?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go now, Wendy.)
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    | "I hosted 'Concentration' a lot longer than Trebek did!" | 
    Hugh Downs
 
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    | Work began circa 2000 B.C. on the Palace at Knossos on this island; centuries later it was still going -- oy, contractors | 
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    | It took 5 days in 2003 for India to beat Australia in its first test match victory in Australia in this sport in 22 years | 
    (David: What is rugby?)
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    | In 1592 the standard version of this Latin Bible was issued under the reign of Clement VIII | 
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    | "Charles had more respect for Adam after he knew about the prison", begins this Steinbeck work's Chapter 11 | 
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    | "In a 1994 TV movie I was back playing Wyatt Earp, a role I did back in the '50s!" | 
    (Alex: You guys too young to remember that?  You are, aren't you?)
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    | King of the Franks from 768 to 814 covered in a 1920 Sinclair Lewis novel | 
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    | In the 12th century B.C. these people of Mexico were carving out colossal heads like the one seen here | 
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