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Welcome to this Oregon city, population 600,000 |
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On January 1, 1660 Samuel Pepys commenced this |
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Shooting 18 under at the 2015 Masters, Jordan Spieth tied this man for the tourney's all-time scoring record |
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Last letter Y: It "breeds contempt" |
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(Rachel Maddow delivers the clue.) In 1955 the best new thing in the world was Jonas Salk's vaccine for this, which saved hundreds of thousands of children from contracting the disease |
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Come tour this building where Dickens & Dryden are buried |
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Falsely accused of treason in 1679, Pepys spent months confined in this place |
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This team won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907 & 1908... things haven't gone that well since |
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First letter H: A small village |
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This Indian relish containing fruit, vinegar, sugar & spices is a delicious accompaniment to curry dishes |
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You've reached doi.gov, the website of this cabinet department |
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As secretary of this, which he doubled in fighting strength, Pepys "encompassed Britain with wooden walls" |
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This swimmer's 8-for-8 Olympic performance in '08 included 4 individual world records |
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Third letter V: The conditional agreement made to humanity by God, as revealed in scripture |
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In Austria, if you ask for your coffee "mit Schlag", it will be topped with this |
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Welcome to this Chicago landmark |
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Describing "the cracking of houses at their ruine", Pepys wrote of this event that "it made me weep to see it" |
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In Super Bowl 50 the Broncos' Von Miller became the second man in 3 years to win MVP playing this defensive position |
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Sixth letter G: Phosphorescence, or the pleasant remembrance of past glory |
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This stir-fried Chinese dish of shredded meat & vegetables is mixed with scrambled eggs & then rolled into thin pancakes |
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Welkom op Bonaire, an island in this sea |
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As president of this "Society", Pepys put his imprimatur on the title page of Newton's "Principia Mathematica" |
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In world team tennis in the 1970s, this 6-time Wimbledon singles champ was one of the first women to coach pro men |
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First letter P: These wavelike contractions move food through the digestive tract |
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Cassoulet, a traditional dish from France's Languedoc region, features various meats & this color beans |
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(Rachel Maddow delivers the clue.) In 1976 it was Muhammad Yunus' program of these, a credit system to help the impoverished become self-sufficient by borrowing as little as $30 |
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