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NFL CAREER PASSING LEADERS BY TEAM |
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February 7, 1986: ending a 28-year family dynasty, "president for life" Jean-Claude Duvalier flees this island nation |
Haiti
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Broncos: 51,475 yards (1983-1998) |
(John) Elway
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This California city has the USA's oldest Columbus Day parade & an Italian Banquet at the Fairmont Hotel, too |
San Francisco
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This knight's forbidden love for the queen caused him to fail in his holy grail quest & busted up the round table |
Lancelot
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Bob Dylan wrote "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", but this "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" trio made it a top 10 hit |
Peter, Paul and Mary
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One of the USA's most honored TV journalists, he was at CBS for more than 50 years |
Walter Cronkite
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June 30, 2005: this late actor's annotated script of "The Godfather" sells at auction for a record $312,800 |
(Marlon) Brando
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49ers: 35,124 yards (1979-1992) |
(Joe) Montana
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Washington State has a yearly festival devoted to the Dungeness type of this |
crab
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By late 32 B.C., he had divorced his wife Octavia for an Egyptian lady; ex-brother-in-law Octavian declared war on him |
Mark Antony
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Proverbially, "once" this, "twice shy" |
bitten
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This verb means to provoke or to stir up: uh oh, riot! |
incite
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June 19, 1970: with the purchase of a Reno casino, this billionaire becomes the biggest gambling operator in Nevada |
Howard Hughes
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Dolphins: 34.86 miles (1983-1999) |
(Dan) Marino
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Wash down your empanadas with Merlot at this Disney World theme park's international food & wine festival |
Epcot Center
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This Hungarian & "Faust" composer was big with the ladies; Countess d'Agoult & George Sand were on his short this |
Liszt
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In the title of a noirish 1934 James M. Cain novel, this guy "Always Rings Twice" |
The Postman
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This pencil component is a form of soft carbon; you won't get lead poisoning from chewing on it |
graphite
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April 27, 2010: After 2 decades in U.S. prisons, this Central American ex-leader arrives in France to face charges |
(Matt: No, I don't know. Sorry.)
Manuel Noriega
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Jets: 270.57 football fields (1965-1976) |
(Joe) Namath
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The 41st annual Ohio Sauerkraut Festival offers 'kraut-flavored this semisoft treat (chocolate is more traditional) |
(Kathleen: What is ice cream?)
fudge
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In 1809 this Corsican divorced his 46-year-old wife; a few months later, he married a 19-yr.-old Austrian archduchess |
Napoléon
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Multiply pi times twice the radius of a circle to get this measure |
the circumference
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After a grappling arm in the shuttle cargo bay failed, Joseph Allen held one of these over his head for an entire orbit |
a satellite
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July 27, 1953: 3 years & 32 days of war between these 2 countries ends with the signing of an armistice |
North and South Korea
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Cowboys: 6.24 leagues (1989-2000) |
(Troy) Aikman
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"Taste of" this southern city is an annual event & also the name of a gift basket with rice & Benne Wafers |
Charleston
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A battleship in history & cinema was named for this prince, lover of Catherine the Great |
Potemkin
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German term for sweet bread that's been "twice baked" |
zwieback
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From the Latin for "instruction", it's an adjective meaning "very knowledgeable" |
erudite
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