Christian Lou Buh Tahn Flashcards

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Water Under the Bridge” is a 2015 song co-written and recorded by.

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It deals with forgiveness between two people and was inspired by Adele’s relationship with charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki, whom she had been seeing for several years. The couple married in 2018, but separated the same year and divorced in 2021.

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Salsa” is simply the Spanish for “”.

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sauce

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Nope” and “Get Out” director

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Jordan : PEELE
Jordan Peele is a former cast member of the sketch comedy show “Mad TV”. Peele created his own sketch comedy show “Key & Peele” with fellow-Mad TV alum Keegan-Michael Key. Peele started hosting and producing the revival of “The Twilight Zone” in 2019.

“Nope” is a 2022 sci-fi, horror film. Nope, I don’t do horror …

“Get Out” is a 2017 horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele. I don’t do horror, but I do hear that this one is well made …

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was best known as a rock musician and songwriter, and was especially associated with the fabulous 1973 hit “Walk on the Wildside”. He is less well known as a photographer, but he published two collections of his work.

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Lou Reed
Velvet underground
The first was released in 2003 under the title “Emotions in Action”, and the second in 2006 called “Lou Reed’s New York”. Reed passed away in 2013.

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is an eagle’s nest. The term “” can also more generally describe any bird’s nest that is located on a cliff or a mountaintop

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An aerie (sometimes “eyrie”)

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It states that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers.

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Goldbach’s Conjecture. This conjecture dates back to the 1740s and is assumed to be true, but has never been proven.

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The full name of the kingdom translates as “The Land of a Million Elephants and the White Parasol”.

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Laos

was “Lan Xang Hom Khao”, which

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STEM
STEAM
MINT

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The acronym “STEM” stands for the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. An alternative acronym with a similar meaning is MINT, standing for mathematics, information sciences, natural sciences and technology. The acronym STEAM adds (liberal) arts to the STEM curriculum.

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The Pokémon trainer

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Ketchum : ASH
Ash Ketchum is a character in the Pokémon universe. He is known as “Satoshi” in Japan.

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We use the terms “figuratively to mean the low and high points in a person’s fortunes.

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nadir” and “zenith”

The nadir is the direction pointing immediately below a particular location (through to the other side of the Earth for example). The opposite direction, that pointing immediately above, is called the zenith.

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are noted, among other things, for their unique teeth. Their teeth have no enamel and wear away quite readily, but continuously regrow. They feed mainly on ants and termites.

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Aardvarks

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Apple this allows a user to send music, videos, pictures, and even a phone or computer screen, wirelessly to other devices like speakers and TVs.

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AirPlay

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Walkman maker :

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SONY
Walkman is a brand of portable audio and video products manufactured by Sony. The first Walkman was introduced in 1979 and popularized the practice of carrying music around and listening through lightweight headphones.

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This is where Winnie-the-Pooh lives with his friends.

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Hundred Acre Wood

According to a map illustrating the books by A. A. Milne, Hundred Acre Wood is part of a larger forest, with Owl’s house sitting right at the center. Piglet also lives in the Hundred Acre Wood, in a beech tree next to a sign that says “TRESPASSERS W”. Piglet says this is short for Trespassers William, which is his grandfather’s name.

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A drowned valley might be called this or this , and both are formed as sea levels rise. One is a drowned valley created by river erosion, and the other is a drowned valley created by glaciation.

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ria or a fjord

A ria is a drowned valley created by river erosion, and a fjord is a drowned valley created by glaciation.

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2 Japanese forms of theater

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Kabuki is a Japanese form of theater involving dance and drama. In the original Kabuki theater, both male and female parts were played by women. In contrast, the Noh dramas have the male and female parts played by men.

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The word “” describes friends and acquaintances, and is used in the phrase “this and kin” meaning “friends and family”. “

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kith

Kith” comes from an Old English word meaning “native country, home”, as the expression “kith and kin” was used originally to mean “country and kinsmen”.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda is a composer and playwright from New York City, and the creator and star of these hit Broadway musicals “

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Hamilton” and “In the Heights”. Miranda also co-wrote the songs for the 2016 Disney animated feature “Moana”. He started composing early, and wrote jingles as a child. One of those jingles was later used by Eliot Spitzer in his 2006 gubernatorial campaign.

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is the largest urban car-free area in the whole of Europe.

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Venice

Anyone wanting to get around the historic center of the Italian city of Venice has to walk or travel on water.

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Sydney swans and Adelaide crows better beware of geelong cats your 22 champs in this sport
Juh long

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Australian rules football

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In Feb 24 this swimmers 13 year win steel in thr 80 freestyle was broken by her of Canada

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Luh deck e
By summer McIntosh

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Dwight Eisenhower and John diefenbaker were there doe thr opening of this NA waterway in 1959
De fen baker

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St Lawrence seaway

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Her son Baptist jean baptiste served as a military guide in thr American west before his 1866 death

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Sack uh juh way uh

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City in Mexico that borders El Paso bears the name of this man often. Called the first indigenous president of Mexico

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Ciudad Juarez

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Vonnegut title refers to a game played with strings

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CaTs cradle

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Best known for titular role on comedy 01-09 tv series
SNL
Twin peaks
Total
Security
Movies thr man with one red shoe the fury the thief

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Jim belushi - lesser talented of 2 bros
According to Jim

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William James adams junior

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Will I am

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Below average catcher debuted in 62
Mendonza lime hitter
More pass balls even though only 59 games
Caught Phil negro

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Bob you Kerr
Milwaukee
Mr baseball

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On Jan 24 22 this space telescope arrived at its final destination calledL2
L stands for

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James webb
Luh grange

Just let me know if you want to go to that home out on the range ;
They got a lot of nice
Girls aha aha aha

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A 3rd planet has been detected orbiting this Star which is closest to our sun

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Prox uh muh sen tar E which is part of alpha sen tar e which is a triple star system

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First ex uh scale supercomputer was
Announced by this national lab in Tennessee
Bomus originally created for this

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Oak ridge
Refine uranium for Manhattan project
Elvira Elvira my hearts on fire for Elvira giddy up hey Ho silver away - oak ridge boys

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In November 22 the general conference on weights and measures voted to phase out this adjustment to reconcile the discrepancy between atomic clocks and observed solar time caused by this

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Irregular Slowing of earths rotation - because moon moving away
Leap
Second ; let them accumulate and add a leap minute

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This film which is part of an 80 yr old franchise wqs releqsed in nov 22 with a lead actor who didn’t sparkle in performance and lead actress who totally starred rocked performance probably thanks to rock star dad

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The BAtman
Robert patinson
Zoe kravitz