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These body parts are sensitive enough to feel points 1/10 of an inch apart, so reading Braille is a snap |
fingertips
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The Rolling Stones: "You Can't Always Get a Chihuahua" |
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
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From the Latin for "stalk", it's a short beard growth sometimes left by a razor |
stubble
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In the U.S. this document is the highest law in the land |
the Constitution
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You've "hit" this when you win a large cash prize or achieve a significant success |
the jackpot
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In one theory, camphoraceous, ethereal & putrid are 3 of the 7 primary ones of these |
(Diane: What are tastes?) (Kathleen: What are humours?)
smells/odors
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Glen Campbell: "Limestone Cowboy" |
"Rhinestone Cowboy"
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A Sally Hansen product uses this hot substance to remove unwanted hair |
wax
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Amplified rock music & a very close thunderclap hit 120 on this noise scale |
decibel scale
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He's the rather animated guy seen here, Mama |
Johnny Bravo
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Joint at which the humerus, radius & ulna meet |
elbow
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The Beach Boys: "She's My Little Blue Scoop" |
"She's My Little Deuce Coupe"
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Yaanah in Hebrew, this big bird that lays a big egg pops up in Lamentations & Job |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
ostrich
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Tams are crocheted hats good for containing this Rasta hairstyle |
dreadlocks
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A low grade of copier paper, it's also the weight for a standard bowling ball |
(Diane: What is 20 pounds?)
16 pounds
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In 1999 a Martian lander was lost because Lockheed used English units & this Calif. lab used metric units in calculations |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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The part of your brain that controls balance & coordination; by age 2 it's almost fully grown |
(Diane: What is the inner ear?)
cerebellum
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Van Halen: "Padded Bra" |
"Panama"
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The curtains of the Tabernacle were made of the hair of this animal that Jesus separated from the sheep |
goats
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If Robert Frost was sharpening his razor outside in December, he might be doing this "by Woods on a Snowy Evening" |
stropping
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What the British call a billion, a 1 followed by 12 zeros, we call this |
trillion
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew) Popular in the 16th & 17th centuries, it's the variety of sleeveless tunic I'm wearing |
(Alex: With less than a minute now.)
jerkin
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1 of the 3 types of muscle, it has a built-in contraction rate of 60-70 times a minute |
(Diane: What is a tendon?)
cardiac muscle
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From a 1964 Elvis movie: "People Love Bagels" |
"Viva Las Vegas"
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A major threat to the clothing of the time, even Jesus talked of its threat to man's savings for the future |
moths
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The brand name is Rogaine; the generic name is this |
minoxidil
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In the old Hindu caste system the twice-born castes were the Vaisyas, the Kshatriyas & this, which included priests |
Brahmins
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King Abdullah II reigns in this country |
Jordan
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