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1861: He resigns from the U.S. Army after 36 years of service for "the defense of my native state" |
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A cozy corner of a room, or a small recess, perhaps for breakfast |
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In 1971 Don McLean served up this 8 1/2-minute anthem about "the day the music died" |
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An Ironman Triathlon is a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride & this run |
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In the hand game known as roshambo, it's what scissors beats |
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1973: He nationalizes all foreign-owned petroleum assets in Libya |
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It's a Southern term for a peanut |
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This 8-minute-long classic begins, "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold" |
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The presidential palace (built on the site of Pizarro's house) |
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Jogging is this type of exercise that increases the efficiency of the body's oxygen intake |
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The name of these sewing shears refers to their notched blades, not to a color |
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1669: This Englishman stops writing in his diary because of deteriorating vision |
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This jewelry item from the '70s that changes colors in response to body heat has made several comebacks |
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This "colorful" 1984 hit by Prince clocks in at over 8 1/2 minutes |
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Museum Van Loon & the Heineken Experience |
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Currently, it's the shortest sprint distance in the Summer Olympics |
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Most scissors are a pair of pivoting blades, connected by a screw, or one of these two-headed metal pins |
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1933: This "Untouchable" is in charge of the Treasury Department's alcohol-tax unit |
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It means to go gaga over something; you don't actually have to faint |
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In the version that's combined with "Where Did Our Love Go", this Soft Cell hit goes on for 9 minutes |
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The Copernicus Science Centre & The John Paul II Museum Collection |
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Usual 4-letter term for the rate at which a group runs; you "set" it if you're in the front |
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It's the 3-word name for hydraulic rescue scissors used to cut heavy sheet metal in car wrecks |
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1951: This longtime friend of Gandhi is elected president of the Indian National Congress |
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These mountains in Idaho get their name from their jagged appearance |
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Set aside 17 minutes, baby, if you want to hear this Iron Butterfly hit in its entirety |
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Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary |
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A 2010 study suggests 40 mph might be possible for humans--the key is increasing the muscle fibers called "fast" this |
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Finnish company Fiskars has sold over 1 billion pairs of the scissors introduced in 1967 with this color handle |
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