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WRITERS DO RIGHT
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This British mystery maven described thallium poisoning so well in a book, a nurse recognized the symptoms in a child
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Agatha Christie
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John Grisham is on the board of the organization known as this Project, which helps right wrongful convictions
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the Innocence Project
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This prolific author, seen here, who wrote of London's seedier side, spent years helping destitute girls there
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Dickens
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$800
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Dave Eggers' book about this group that shares a name with Peter Pan's gang led to building a school in South Sudan
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the Lost Boys
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This author of vampire novels donated $1 from each sale of "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" to the Red Cross
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Stephenie Meyer
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ROMA LIFE & CULTURE
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The Gabor are a Roma group around the city Targu Mures in this country that sounds like it should have a large Roma minority & does
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Romania
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A vardo is a Roma one of these conveyances; Roald Dahl owned one & wrote a book about a boy who lives in one
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a caravan
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Making do with foods others might ignore, the Roma developed culinary dishes like niglo, this quilled mammal baked in clay
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a hedgehog
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The Roma were targeted by the Nazis & August 2 is a day of remembrance for almost 3,000 killed at this camp on that date in 1944
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Auschwitz
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This legendary Roma jazz player who lacked the use of 2 left fingers has inspired generations of guitarists
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Django Reinhardt
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'90s R&B & HIP-HOP
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In "U Can't Touch This", he rapped his thanks to the Lord "for blessing me with a mind to rhyme & 2 hyped feet"
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MC Hammer
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Making their Top 40 debut in 1991, this vocal group told us, "Motownphilly's back again, doin' a little East Coast swing"
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Boyz II Men
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$600
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Ladies love this cool guy who was both "Doin It" & "Loungin" in 1996
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LL Cool J
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$800
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In 1992 this vocal group who are always in style sang, "No, you're never gonna get it" about "My Lovin"'
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En Vogue
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"I'm kinda buzzed & it's all because" of this Montell Jordan No. 1 R&B hit; we also learned "South Central does it like nobody does"
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"This Is How We Do It"
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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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In 1992 this U.S. agency began working with dry cleaners to keep communities free from chemicals
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the EPA
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This administration offers a training academy where you can learn about air traffic control or regulatory standards
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the FAA
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$600
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The NRC is involved in the decommissioning of these, like Unit 1 at San Onofre in Southern California
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nuclear reactors
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The mission of BLM, short for this, is "to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands"
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the Bureau of Land Management
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In 2004 the "A" in watchdog agency the GAO was changed from "Accounting" to this longer word meaning someone will be held responsible
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Accountability
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RATTLE & HUM
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The rapid vibration of their wings gives these tiny avians their name
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a hummingbird
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Timber & sidewinder are common varieties of this
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rattlesnake
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These fitting loosely in the cylinders, especially when it's cold, can cause a rattle in your car engine
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the pistons
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In the national park called "Great" these structures, you can hear a hum from air passing through millions of grains
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the Great Sand Dunes
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This Egyptian goddess, seen here, holds a basket & a sistrum, a type of ceremonial rattle
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Bastet (Baset)
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U2
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Mike Myers played a "Love" one in a 2008 film
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guru
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Word describing a diamond in original form, or a movie that hasn't seen an editor yet
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uncut
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A lever turns on one
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a fulcrum
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Moses' mom put him in an ark made of this plant
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bulrushes
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To yield, as to an overwhelming force or injury
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succumb
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THE CRUSADES
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In 1099, 3 years after setting out, the first crusaders achieved their goal, the capture of this city
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Jerusalem
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The 1095 Council of Clermont called for the First Crusade but also renewed the Pax Dei, this in English
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Peace of God
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$1200
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European Christians launched the First Crusade in response to an appeal for help from Alexius Comnenus, ruler of this empire
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the Byzantine Empire
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After capturing this Middle Eastern city in 1098, crusaders found what they thought was the holy lance (not the holy hand grenade)
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Antioch
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Pope Eugenius III launched the Second Crusade in 1145 with "quantum praedecessores", one of these documents named for its seal
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a (papal) bull
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BODIES OF WATER
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Croatia's border rivers the Sava & Drava are both tributaries of this one
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the Danube
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$800
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20 miles wide at its narrowest, the Strait of Dover connects the English Channel to this body of water
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the North Sea
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$1200
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This vast Canadian lake attracts anglers but you're competing for the fish with the animals the lake is named for
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Great Bear Lake
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$1600
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In 1903 Cuba gave the U.S. a lease on 45 square miles of land & water on this bay
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Guantanamo
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An arm of the Mediterranean, this gulf indents Libya for about 275 miles
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the Gulf of Sidra
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SCI. ABBR.
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It's got some heat: kcal
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kilocalorie
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It makes fat & muscle relative: BMI
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body mass index
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$1200
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For a closer look: MRI
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a magnetic resonance image
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$1600
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They are in power across the pond & elsewhere: BTU
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British thermal units
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It's a good find: RADAR
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radio detection and ranging
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SPICE UP YOUR LIFE
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Used especially in baked goods, the Dutch blue variety of these seeds are among the world's best
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poppy seeds
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An ingredient in old bay seasoning is this type of salt with a crunchy vegetable in its name
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celery salt
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Used in Asian recipes, the star type of this has a licorice-like flavor
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anise
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$1600
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Tea made from this spice, also called Indian saffron, is said to have anti-inflammatory properties & may also boost immunity
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turmeric
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Sesame seeds, sumac & thyme go into this popular end-of-the-alphabet Middle Eastern blend
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za-atar
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FROM TV TO FILM
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In his Netflix film this comic says he wanted to call his series "Betwixt Two Ferns", but thought it too highbrow
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Zach Galifianakis
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Elizabeth Banks & Patrick Stewart were both Bosleys in the 2019 adaptation of the TV show about this title trio
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Charlie\'s Angels
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In the film version of this TV show, Crockett & Tubbs left the Sunshine State for a bit to go to Cuba & Haiti
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Miami Vice
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$1600
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Last names Heidecker & Wareheim, these 2 title funny guys got a "Billion Dollar Movie" in 2012
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Tim and Eric
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A tagline for the 2008 "Sex and the City" movie urged viewers to "Get" this verb "Away"
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Carried
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THE YEAR OF BEFORE & AFTER
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Prince tune that turns into a sudsy song that you sing on a long car ride
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"1999 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall"
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The iPhone is introduced & a marital temptation arises
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2007 year itch
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Fateful year for the Titanic & a movie in which Henry Fonda plays a juror
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1912 Angry Men
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William Henry Harrison wins an election; a short nap ensues
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1840 winks
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The year of the Battle of Waterloo leads to Andy Warhol's suggested period of notoriety
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1815 minutes of fame
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U.S. MUSEUMS
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Named for a benefactor, it was established in 1893 to house artifacts from the nearby World's Columbian Exposition
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the Field Museum
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