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  | THE NEW YORK TIMES FRUGAL TRAVELER |  |
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    | In 1863 he was made a brigadier general at age 23 (yay!); 13 years later Little Bighorn (oops) | Custer 
 
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    | station.sony.com has online "Jeopardy!" & this game where you must avoid those bankrupt & lose a turn wedges | Wheel of Fortune 
 
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    | In general chemistry, the 3 fundamental atomic particles are the electron, the proton & this, discovered in 1932 | the neutron 
 
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    | This genre of novel is traced back to 1902's "The Virginian", set mainly in Wyoming | the western 
 
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    | The subtitle for the frugal traveler blog is "seeing the world on" one of these, from the Latin for "money bag" | a budget 
 
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    | This compound is added to water supplies to promote dental health | fluoride 
 
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    | After basically setting Georgia on fire, he was the commanding general of the U.S. army from 1869 to 1884 | Sherman 
 
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    | In casual game lingo, PSP stands for this platform that you can hold in your hand | PlayStation Portable 
 
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    | The field of inorganic chemistry studies substances that contain little or none of this element | carbon 
 
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    | In a 19th century Russian novel, Oblomov is the epitome of sloth, always in a robe & this footwear | slippers 
 
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    | To the frugal traveler, staying overnight with friends is known as this kind of furniture "surfing" | couch 
 
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    | Tendency to rise or float | buoyancy 
 
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    | In the Shenandoah Valley in 1862, this "granite-like" Virginian's 17,000 men defeated 60,000 Union troops | Stonewall Jackson 
 
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    | "The Mines of Moria" & "The Siege of Mirkwood" were expansions for the online version of this turbine game | The Lord of the Rings 
 
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    | A 19th century German chemist noted that a nation's wealth can be gauged by the amount it uses of this, H2SO4 | sulfuric acid 
 
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    | In "The Tin Roof Blowdown", Iberia parish sheriff Dave Robicheaux deals with the aftermath of this 2005 event | hurricane Katrina 
 
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    | The F.T.'s new year's resolutions include "learn to like" these accommodations that often house youth | hostels 
 
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    | Minimum number of senators needed to do official business while in session | quorum 
 
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    | In 1862 Lincoln fired this general; adding insult to career injury, Lincoln then beat him in the 1864 pres. election | McClellan 
 
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    | You are ODST, an orbital drop shock trooper, in the latest version of this series that finds the Covenant in New Mombasa | Halo 
 
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    | Cellulose & nylon are examples of these large molecules made up of many smaller molecules called monomers | polymers 
 
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    | In 2009 this reclusive "Gravity's Rainbow" author came out with "Inherent Vice" | (Thomas) Pynchon 
 
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    | Rather than simple postcards, the frugal traveler says to collect these as mementos (perhaps the kyat or the baht?) | currencies 
 
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    | Touching or adjoining, like the lower 48 | contiguous 
 
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    | The "eyes" of Lee's army, this cavalry man completely circled the federal army in 1862, returning with 1,200 enemy horses | Jeb Stuart 
 
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    | "Rome: Total War--Barbarian Invasion" allows you to control this Carthaginian's elephants | Hannibal 
 
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    | The fundamental unit of substance used in chemistry, it's 6.02 x 1023 atoms, not a garden pest | mole 
 
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    | The hero of "Nausea" by this French existentialist thinker is made queasy by the emptiness of life | (Jean-Paul) Sartre 
 
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    | The frugal traveler suggests saving in this city by getting around on its metro or its Velib bike rental system | Paris 
 
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    | Do not deny him or refuse his name, it's John Bartlett's "familiar" specialty | (Alex: Bartlett's [*]. You would expect the "O" to follow the "U" with "Q" in front of it.) 
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