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This flashy pianist who cut out the dull parts & played the "Minute Waltz" in 37 seconds, died |
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This Greek god controlled the thunderbolt, signifying his irresistible power over gods & men |
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This word for a cantankerous personality is a variation of "ordinary" |
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It was used as a medicine from 600 B.C. until 2nd century A.D., when people began to wash with it |
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Kate Hepburn's troublesome grandson in "A Matter of Gravity"; he later played Superman on film |
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A mushroom, when it's ready to reproduce, releases millions of these |
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On Jan. 1, 1987 Chinese students staged a major demonstraion in Tian An Men Square in favor of this leader |
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All the girls loved Narcissus, but this is who Narcissus loved |
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Mussolini coined this word from the bundles of sticks that were a symbol of every Roman authority |
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Carl Wunderlich introduced the use of this instrument to modern medicine in the 1850s, not 1898.6 |
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Tho the N.Y. Times called this erotic revue a "silly little diversion", it lasted over 5,000 shows |
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It's orange, it glows in the dark & it's a mushroom, as well as the name of a Halloween prop |
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After the Senate rejected Bork, Reagan nominated this man -- didn't work |
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In ancient Egypt the god called "Khepera" at dawn & "Atum" in the evening was known by this name at noon |
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Asked if he were a wise man, Pythagoras supposedly said, "No, I'm a lover of wisdom", giving us this word |
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The Greeks thought a man's body had 4 humors: phlegm, yellow bile, black bile & this fluid |
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"Hello, Dolly!" was based on his play, "The Matchmaker" |
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There is no simple test to distinguish between these, so leave it to the pros |
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This baby was awarded to her biological father, William Stern |
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Venus drove a flying chariot pulled by these elegant white birds |
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This popular slang expression of the early 20th century is probably just a shortened form of magnificent |
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In the 18th C. about 60 million people died from this disease for which a vaccine was found in 1796 |
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It's what Sheba is in "Come Back, Little Sheba" |
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A disused one of these in Pennsylvania now contains the largest mushroom farm in the world |
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In May, 1987, 2 Iraqi missiles hit this U.S. Navy frigate |
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Greek goddess of marriage, she was fiercely jealous of her husband's frequent infidelities |
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Irritable or peevish, from the Latin "petere", to attack |
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The family of this "Father of Anatomy" was from Wesel, from which he took his name |
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Langdon Mitchell based this 4-act comedy on William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" |
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A circle of mushrooms in a grassy area named for the belief it's where magic beings danced |
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