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    | It's the world's third-biggest economy, with 2010 GDP of $4.3 trillion--that's more than 300 trillion yen | 
    Japan
 
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    | It's no "Pulp Fiction" that this actor could pull his Boeing 707 or Gulfstream into the driveway of his Florida home | 
    John Travolta
 
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    | He began doing his "A Few Minutes With..." commentaries for "60 Minutes" in 1978 | 
    Andy Rooney
 
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    | This Rochester, Minnesota clinic is around 15 million square feet, about 3 times the size of the Mall of America | 
    the Mayo Clinic
 
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    I could be wrong, but that's what I think: IMHO | 
    in my humble opinion
 
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    | Prized by collectors, this type of shell has been used as a trumpet for thousands of years | 
    a conch
 
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    | Among individual nations, it was the world's biggest exporter in 2010 | 
    China
 
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    | Her pinup poster was already the stuff of dreams during WWII when she played the lead in "Pin Up Girl" | 
    Betty Grable
 
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    | This British chef ran a culinary boot camp on "Hell's Kitchen" & faces "Kitchen Nightmares" on his Fox show | 
    Gordon Ramsay
 
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    | Sylvia Plath worked as a secretary at this hospital, MGH for short | 
    Massachusetts General Hospital
 
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    I'll be there soon: OMW | 
    on my way
 
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    | Bailout talk heated up in Europe when Standard & Poor's downgraded its credit to junk status in April 2010 | 
    Greece
 
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    | Starting a toy collection?  Then buy one featuring this feline character from Sanrio | 
    Hello Kitty
 
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    | She helms "Fashion Police" on E! & has a reality show with her daughter Melissa | 
    Joan Rivers
 
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    | Now closed, the D.C. hospital named for him opened in 1909 & in WWI, went from 80 beds to 2,500 in months | 
    Walter Reed
 
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    I can't really give you legal advice because: IANAL | 
    I am not a lawyer
 
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    | An abalone shell is lined with a lustrous material called nacre, or this, because shellfish can give birth to gems | 
    mother-of-pearl
 
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    | More than 80% of its exports go to the U.S. & Canada; its trade with them has nearly tripled since 1994 | 
    Mexico
 
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    | The Persian type of this home furnishing is usually tied with what's known as a sehna knot | 
    a rug (or carpet)
 
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    | He joined the "Today" show as a news anchor in 1994 & has been a co-anchor of the show since 1997 | 
    Matt Lauer
 
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    | This city's Johns Hopkins hospital opened on May 7, 1889; today, it's part of a $5 billion medical system | 
    Baltimore
 
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    It's how you might sign off to your child or spouse: LYL | 
    love you lots
 
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    | Irregularly-shaped shells of creatures in the family vermetidae are also known as this type of shell, named for an earth tiller | 
    a worm shell
 
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    | More than 80% of Angola's GDP stems from the production of this resource; much is found offshore | 
    oil
 
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    | In the model version of this hobby, you might launch an Estes 1292 Wizard or a 2162 Big Daddy | 
    model rocketry
 
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    | As a boy this cable TV star was nicknamed "El Perrero" because of his natural abilities | 
    Cesar Millan (the "Dog Whisperer")
 
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    | Known for its mental health facilities, this NYC hospital was founded in 1736, 4 years after George Washington's birth | 
    Bellevue
 
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    511 is another way to say it: TMI | 
    too much information
 
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    | Shells of the family terebridae, called this, like the carpenter's drilling tool they resemble | 
    (Sunny: What is a bit?) (Gina: What is an awl?)
  an auger shell
 
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