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"Mama says stupid is as stupid does" |
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This father of psychoanalysis (& of Anna) was cremated; his ashes are in a Greek vase at a London cemetery |
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This stone fruit is fuzzier if bought by the roadside; supermarket varieties are mechanically brushed |
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In 2011 the iconic "subway dress" she wore in "The Seven Year Itch" sold at auction for $4.6 million |
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To us, it's the last train car; the Brits think of it as a ship's kitchen |
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"I'm sorry that I didn't build you a stronger ship, young Rose" |
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This Confederate leader's grave notes his service in the U.S. Senate & calls him a "defender of the Constitution" |
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The Delicious apple was originally called this, after the nickname of Iowa, where its developer lived |
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A Honus Wagner one of these sold for $451,000 in 1991, $1.27 million in 2000 & $2.35 million in 2007 |
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This word can refer to all utensils for serving & eating food, not just knives |
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In the 1830s the Cherokee were expelled from the Southeast & forcibly relocated to what's now this state |
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"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!" |
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Calamity Jane asked to be buried next to him, & is, at Mount Moriah cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota |
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Edward Lear rhymed it with "mince"; if he'd eaten it raw, he might have used "wince" |
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In 2008 Perrier-Jouet put on sale 100 limited-edition 12-bottle box sets of this for 50,000 euros (that's over $70,000) |
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The pit of the wild cherry contains substances that yield this poison |
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At the start of this 9-year war, the Cherokee allied with the British; many of their rivals sided with the French |
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"Shut up, just shut up. You had me at 'hello'" |
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This sculpture at his grave shows him emerging out of the ground, maybe on a journey from the center of the Earth |
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The world record holder among these cucumber-like summer squashes was almost 6' long & weighed 65 pounds |
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After paying $3.9 million for a Guarneri one of these, a Russian lawyer got Pinchas Zukerman to demonstrate it |
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Dyson says its vacuums use this whirling technology |
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This man is seen here with the Cherokee syllabary he invented in 1821 |
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"Let us have pirates, clowns and a happy ending, or we shall send you back to Stratford to your wife" |
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(Alex delivers the clue from Jerusalem.) This Nobel Peace Prize winner asked to be buried not on Mount Herzl with other Israeli leaders, but here on the Mount of Olives with his old comrades in Israel's fight for statehood |
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George Washington Carver developed 118 products from this tuber related to the morning glory |
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In 2011 a Patek Philippe one of these set a record when it went for $3.6 million at a Geneva auction |
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A diamond's cost is based on the 4 C's: carat weight, cut, color & this, of which flawless is one example |
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