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FIRST THINGS FIRST
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In 1873 this U.S. city became the first in the world to have a permanent cable car service
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San Francisco
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A Hollywood landmark since 1956, the first circular office building was built to house this record label & its studios
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Capitol
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In 1977 driver Janet Guthrie became the first woman to compete in both of these races that total 1,000 miles
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the Daytona 500 & the Indianapolis 500
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With a name like Waterman, it's no surprise that Lewis Waterman invented the first practical one of these writing implements
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a fountain pen
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On May 14, 1973 this first U.S. space station was launched; its first crew arrived 11 days later
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Skylab
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LAKES & RIVERS
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This country's largest salt lake is now called Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, reviving its aboriginal name
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Australia
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The Loup & Elkhorn Rivers are the main tributaries of this 310-mile river that flows across Nebraska
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the Platte (River)
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Clouds of dust from the exposed bed of Lake Texcoco add to the air pollution of this world capital
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Mexico City
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About 9 times as salty as the ocean, this sea, actually a lake, lies at the mouth of the Jordan River
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the Dead Sea
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This "colorful" river of Asia is the sixth longest in the world
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the Yellow River
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CELEBRITY ENTREPRENEURS
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She was told successful Internet companies have double "O"S in their names; she put them between her initials to make Goop
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Paltrow
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Business interests of this man of many monikers include Aqua Hydrate & the media company Revolt
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Diddy (Sean Combs)
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She's the woman behind Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin
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Rihanna
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Going public in 2021, The Honest Company was founded by this mom & actress
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(Jessica) Alba
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Brothers Paul, Mark & Donnie founded this food joint now in 20 states including, of course, Massachusetts
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Wahlburgers
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"B" + 2 LETTERS
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Slugger from Louisville
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a (baseball) bat
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Cubic kite
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box
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To clear plates
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bus
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British bottom
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bum
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Stated goal of taking tricks
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bid
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UP ALL NIGHT
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In Luke 6, Jesus "continued all night in prayer to God" & "when it was day, he called unto him his disciples", of which he chose this many
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12
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This energy drink says it "vitalizes body & mind" but having 9 before bedtime may not be the best idea
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Red Bull
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In June 1935 Huey Long spoke in the Senate for 15 hours & 30 minutes, using this tactic until 4 A.M.
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filibustering
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In 1946 this chain of stores put its hours in its new name, but in 1963, some decided to go 24-7
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7-Eleven
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90,000 enter, & 90,000 leave Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí, we'll samba all night there in this city during Carnival
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Rio
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MYTHICAL MISSES
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Britannica lists this child of Zeus as the "indirect cause of the Trojan War"
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Helen of Troy
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The Earth personified as a goddess; Hesiod says she was the first to emerge from the void of chaos
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Gaia
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Cliodhna was the queen of these wailing supernatural entities in Irish folklore
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banshees
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This league of Native Americans celebrated Sky-Woman, whom they considered a mother goddess
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the Iroquois League
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This queen of Ethiopia was Andromeda's mom & the mother-in-law of Perseus
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Cassiopeia
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THEY TURNED MY BOOK INTO A MOVIE
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"The Princess Bride"
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Goldman
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"Bridget Jones's Diary"
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Fielding
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"Dune"
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(Frank) Herbert
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"Sophie's Choice"
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Styron
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"The Remains of the Day"
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Ishiguro
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CARIBBEAN HISTORY
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In 2000 Sila Calderon, San Juan's mayor, was elected this island's first female governor
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Puerto Rico
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Barbados was known to be good for those suffering from diseases of these organs; George's brother Lawrence Washington tried it
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the lungs
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Juan Pablo Duarte worked to free what is now this country from Haiti; independence was declared in 1844
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the Dominican Republic
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Until 1973 this country was known as British Honduras
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Belize
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In 1636 Aruba was colonized by this country & occupied by its West India Company
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the Netherlands
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THE SHIRLEY BOOTH
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Before the closing of the theaters in 1642, James Shirley wrote about 30 plays during the reign of this king
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Charles I
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"We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is a Gothic novel by this author also known for her short stories
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Shirley Jackson
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This Welsh singer sang the theme songs for 3 James Bond movies
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Bassey
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In the miniseries "Mrs. America" about 1970s feminist wars, Uzo Aduba played this pioneering Black presidential candidate
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Shirley Chisholm
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Post-Hollywood, Shirley Temple served as a U.S. ambassador & head of the office of this, diplomatic procedure
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the office of protocol
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SITCOMS
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This series came to an end in 2021 with Allison Janney's character still sober
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Mom
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Actress & activist Yara Shahidi is known for her role as Zoey on "Black-ish" & on this spinoff
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Grown-ish
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In 2021 George Lopez visited "The Neighborhood" trying to steal auto repair customers from this star
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Cedric the Entertainer
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Aaron Sorkin spent a year in a hotel room writing a movie script & watching ESPN; the latter led him to create this sitcom
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Sports Night
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She plays Dee on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", & is married to her co-star Rob McElhenney
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Kaitlin Olson
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SCIENCE & NATURE
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For every action there's an equal & opposite reaction, according to Newton's third law of this
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motion
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The Little Dipper is part of this constellation
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Ursa Minor
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The saltwater one of these reptiles grows up to about 20 feet long; the dwarf one of Africa, up to about 6 feet
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a crocodile
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Among other things, these chemical substances secreted by certain animals are used to mark territory & to attract mates
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pheromones
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The echidna & duck-billed platypus belong to this order of mammals whose name is from Latin & means "one opening"
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the monotremes
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WORD ORIGINS
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Malay gives us the name of this bird, known for its distinctive crest
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a cockatoo
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Dutch gives us the name of this small cucumber used for pickling
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gherkin
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This poison gets its name partly from the Greek for "dark blue"
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cyanide
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A variety of foods are served in this box with a name from Japanese
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bento
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This word for a domed Native American dwelling is a borrowing from the Navajo language
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hogan
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WORLD POPULATION
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N/A
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This Asian nation is the world's most populous country that lies mostly in the Southern Hemisphere
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Indonesia
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