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U.S. rapper, producer, and third ex-husband of Kim Kardashian (b. 1977)
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Kanye West
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U.S. country-turned-pop singer (b. 1989)
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Taylor Swift
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2016 sci-fi horror Netflix TV series starring Winona Ryder and David Harbor
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Stranger Things
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2020 true crime documentary miniseries
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Tiger King
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Container ship that blocked the Suez Canal (2021)
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Ever Given
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Location of 2012 elementary school shooting
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Sandy Hook
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Location of 1999 high school shooting
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Columbine
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African-American woman found hanged in a jail cell three days after being arrested for a traffic violation (1987-2015)
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Sandra Bland
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African-American boy with a toy gun shot dead by police officer (2002-2014)
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Tamir Rice
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International Islamic terrorist group also known as Islamic State
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I.S.I.S.
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U.S. basketball player and star of "Space Jam: A New Legacy" (b. 1984)
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LeBron James
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Assassinated Japanese former prime minister (1954-2022)
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Shinzo Abe
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Former actress, current Duchess of Sussex
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Meghan Markle
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Victim of police brutality whose death sparked a series of international protests (1973-2020)
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George Floyd
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Dubai skyscraper climbed by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
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Burj Khalifa
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One-word Nintendo action-adventure franchise that started in the 1980s
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Metroid
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Name given to the contrast between the lack of conclusive evidence of aliens and the apparently high likelihood of their existence
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Fermi paradox
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Tennis-playing sisters (b. 1980 and 1981)
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Venus and Serena Williams
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U.S. basketball player and star of "Space Jam" (b. 1963)
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Michael Jordan
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Numbers on the named jerseys of the above
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23, 45
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Music festival held in New York that attempted to replicate the 1969 original (1999)
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Woodstock
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U.S. actor best known for playing a well-known superhero (b. 1951)
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Michael Keaton
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Name of said superhero
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Batman
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The two candidates for the U.S. presidency (2000)
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George W. Bush and Al Gore
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South African businessman and Grimes's ex-partner (b. 1971)
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Elon Musk
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U.S. quarterback who took the knee to protest police brutality (b. 1987)
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Colin Kaepernick
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U.S. state whose electric grid failed after an unusual snowstorm (2021)
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Texas
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Princeton graduate who would later go on to co-found Amazon (b. 1964)
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Jeff Bezos
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Name used to describe the increase in the global average temperature and its effects on the environment
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Climate change
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Critically endangered horned animal native to Africa
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White rhino
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Collection of marine debris also known as the Pacific trash vortex
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Singer of Blink-182 and AVA and proponent of existence of extraterrestrial life
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Tom DeLonge
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The Opportunity (or "Oppy") and Spirit are examples of this type of machinery
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Mars rover
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Borderline animated sci-fi film directed by James Cameron (2009)
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Avatar
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Tesla is a creator of these
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Self-driving cars
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, used to treat anxiety and depressive disorders (abbreviation)
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SSRIs
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5ft 2in U.S. musician who originally sang "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1958-2016)
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Prince
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Longest-reigning British monarch and longest-reigning female monarch (1926-2022)
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Elizabeth II
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Shorthand for the terrorist attacks that took place on 11th September 2001
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9/11
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