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    | Spanish for "rich port", it was ceded to the U.S. in 1898 | Puerto Rico 
 
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    | In 1978 this comedian & "the Toot Uncommons" dug up a No. 17 hit with "King Tut" | Steve Martin 
 
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    | Attended by 14,178 people, the largest one of these was held in Japan, not in Boston Harbor | a tea party 
 
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    | A dictator: Il Duce
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 Mussolini
 
 
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    | Atrial fibrillation may reduce the efficiency of this pump, especially the atrium | the heart 
 
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    | Internet gratitude: TYVM
 | thank you very much 
 
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    | A battle was fought over Midway atoll; now it's officially this peaceful type of "refuge", like for albatross | a wildlife refuge 
 
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    | Cheech teamed with Chong for 3 Top 40s, but this "Nash Bridges" star duetted with Streisand to make the charts | Don Johnson 
 
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    | Pictured here, Robert Wadlow, the guy in the middle, holds this world record | (Alex: 8 feet, 11 inches.) 
 the world's tallest man
 
 
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    | A 19th century British prime minister: Dizzy
 | Benjamin Disraeli 
 
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    | Leo Szilard & this more-famous Euro-American physicist worked together to develop a refrigeration pump | Albert Einstein 
 
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    | Law north of the border: RCMP
 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police 
 
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    | This U.S. territory was named for "martyred maiden" Saint Ursula by Christopher Columbus | the Virgin Islands 
 
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    | This "Thorn Birds" star had 3 Top 40s, including the "Theme From Dr. Kildare" | (Richard) Chamberlain 
 
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    | As of 2004, Shunpei Yamakazi of Semiconductor Energy Labs of Japan held more of these than anyone else, 3,245 | patents 
 
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    | A 20th century U.S. president: Poppy
 | George Herbert Walker Bush 
 
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    | Joe Dumars could tell you that reciprocating pumps have one of these moving back & forth to regulate flow | (Karen: What is a valve?) 
 a piston
 
 
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    | A school near the Rio Grande: UTEP
 | University of Texas - El Paso 
 
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    | Saipan, Tinian & Rota are the main islands in the Northern this group, made a commonwealth in 1986 | Marianas 
 
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    | Aw, Pa! "Bonanza" was the B-side of his No. 1 1964 hit "Ringo" | Lorne Greene 
 
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    | Ralf Laue of Germany tossed more than 400 of these in 2 minutes, & it wasn't even on a Shrove Tuesday | (Kate: What are beers?) (Alex: No. That would be fun if he had tossed them back!)
 ...
 (Alex: Shrove Tuesday associated with [*].)
 
 pancakes
 
 
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    | A member of the post-WWI Big Four: Le Tigre
 | (Karen: Who is De Gaulle?) …
 (Alex: We’re talking about World War I, not World War II.  This was [*].)
 
 Georges Clemenceau
 
 
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    | This ancient Greek's "screw" aided in pumping water from deep in the ground | (Tim: Who is Artemis?) 
 Archimedes
 
 
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    | It includes AT&T: DJIA
 | Dow Jones Industrial Average 
 
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    | Navassa Island was claimed with this appropriately named 1856 Act of Congress because of its bird, uh, fertilizer | the Guano Act 
 
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    | In 1958 this actor, famous as Thurston Howell III, charted with "Delicious!" | (Jim) Backus 
 
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    | In 1989 this "Lord of the Dance" set a record as the world's fastest tap dancer, with 28 taps per second | Michael Flatley 
 
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    | A French clergyman: The Red Eminence
 | (Alex: [Waiting for the contestants to buzz in] Eminence Rouge.) 
 (Cardinal) Richelieu
 
 
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    | Rotary pumps are also known as this type of pump, from the Latin for "to flee the middle" | [Karen rings in just ahead of the times-up indicator.] 
 centrifugal
 
 
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    | It certifies albums platinum: RIAA | Recording Industry Association of America 
 
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