5 OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS |
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PHILOSOPHERS' COUNTRY OF BIRTH |
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These are the oldest & best preserved of the 7 ancient wonders |
the Great Pyramids
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All hail the Sunshine Cab Company, the setting of this sitcom |
Taxi
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Clean your keyboard by sliding the sticky side of these notes from 3M in the crevices to collect crumbs & debris |
Post-it Notes
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For his leadership during 9/11, this New York City mayor received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth |
Giuliani
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Thomas Hobbes, William of Ockham |
Britain
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You often find this fruity adjective in front of the word "keen" when describing something swell |
peachy
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Water from the Euphrates was lifted by slaves to aid in this "green" project |
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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The law has often been skirted at Hewes & Associates, the law firm on this cable drama |
Damages
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Put a sheet of this between your TV & DVD player to keep comingling electromagnetic fields from distorting the picture |
aluminum foil
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In a Gallup poll of the most admired people of the 20th century, this evangelist ranked seventh |
(Billy) Graham
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Pico Della Mirandola, Boethius |
(Kathleen: What is Spain?)
Italy
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A small reddish blemish of the skin is known as this fruit's mark |
(Alex: It's a [*] mark, isn't it? Have you heard that term?) (Ari: Never heard it.) (Alex: Never? All right, well we better take a break and talk about it, while you folks are enjoying these commercials.)
strawberry
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His statue at Olympia had him holding a figure of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe) in his right hand |
Zeus
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This city precedes "Grace" in the name of the hospital on "Grey's Anatomy" |
Seattle
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You can slice soft cheese with the unwaxed type of this dental hygiene item (best not to use the mint flavor) |
floss
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Wellington's last words, "Yes, if you please", came when asked if he'd like some tea, maybe this P.M. who followed him |
Earl Grey
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John Dewey, John Rawls |
the U.S.
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The "top" this in Vaudeville signified the leading comedian; then came the "second" one who was the straight man |
the banana
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Built to honor the god Helios, it was mostly hollow & stood about 110 feet tall |
the Colossus of Rhodes
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"Alice" & her fellow waitresses worked at this eatery |
Mel's Diner
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Instead of using this device for arranging flowers, you can put pictures between its teeth |
a flower frog
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In the 1970s this future veep was a reporter for the Tennessean newspaper |
(Al) Gore
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Desidierius Erasmus, Baruch Spinoza |
(Ari: What is Greece?)
the Netherlands
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This round, red firecracker has been banned by U.S. law since 1966 |
a cherry bomb
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Fire was an important part of this landmark, which stood for about 1,500 years |
the Lighthouse at Alexandria
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This show is set in Nevada, at the Washoe County sheriff's department--shorts optional |
Reno 911!
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Plant a banana peel at the base of a rose bush; this element in the peel feeds the plant & fends off disease |
potassium
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His custom-made King Silver Flair trumpet is part of the Smithsonian collection |
(Dizzy) Gillespie
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Robert Boyle, George Berkeley |
Ireland
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Referring to something dear, this phrase originated in Deuteronomy 32:10 & refers to the pupil |
the apple of one's eye
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