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This legal term for a wrongful act litigated in civil court is a homophone for a rich dessert

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Tort

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05 card game released specifically to play during a game of dungeons and dragons ; can be played separately or in game

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3 dragon ante

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This brand name means six in Japanese because it’s the founders sixth company

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Roku

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On epiphany eve Italian kids leave out broccoli sausage and a glass of wine for who that brings gifts

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befana a good witch
Buh fahn uh

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In Indonesia it is considered rude to do this with your index finger

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Point at someone
Use your thumb

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Which of these grow underground
Brussels
Peanuts
Lima beans

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Peanuts
Flowers grow above ground but legumes grow below

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This small tender often expensive steak with a French name comes from the short loin of a cow

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Filet mignon
Part of the loin that doesn’t get much exercise; very little connective tissue
Means cute fillet

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In 17 Michel Phelps lost a televised race to this unconventional opponent

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A shark
Computer generated
for shark week

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This 1942 childrens bookseries is still running today and recently released its 152 book - the secret of the 13th floor

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The boxcar children - children start living in a boxcar why? Some ish went down
Adapted into a play?

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Estimated that 6 M view the Mona Lisa each year - local and tourists - however it wasnt famous until 1911 when this occurred Giving it the painting its fame and recognition

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Fired Italian handyman was pissed and stole it and it then was plastered Mona all over newspapers and became famous
Da Vinci

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From Middle Dutch meaning to irritate this word refers to someone who interrupts a comedian

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Heckler

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The sacrocaudalis muscles allow dogs to move this part of their body
Sacro cod uh lis

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Tail
Humans have sacrum which similarly sits at the base of the spine

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Scientists calculate that it rains diamonds on this planet because lighting turns the methane in the air into this element

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On Jupiter
Carbon - diamonds are made from carbon obviously
Lot of pressure in the atmosphere so hard to get them out

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This was banned in NCAA basketball from 1967-76
And why

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Dunking
Because of Kareem Abdul jabar
Dunking on everyone

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My name comes from the German word for goblins, my compounds have long been used as pigments for paints and glass and I’m most produced as a byproduct of copper and nickel mining

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Cobalt
German word for goblins is cobalk ?

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Falling on different dates each year this type of religious festival was the inspiration for a Hemingway title

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Moveable feast

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This seafaring animal wingspan can be up to 11 feet, the longest of any bird

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Since the days of George Washington this holiday has traditionally only been observed on a Thursday

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Thanksgiving

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This Latin American capital was built on top of the ruins of this Aztec capital

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Mexico City on top of
Ten och teet lan

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By inserting human DNA into e Coli bacteria Genentech scientists famously synthesized this pancreatic hormone

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The autobiography of Malcolm x is credited to both Malcom X and this co-writer who it was told to

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Alex Haley

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Who circumnavigated the globe

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was completed by Juan Sebastian el kahn o

Ferdinand Magellan who is known for circumnavigating the globe although didn’t ;

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Element 36 on the periodic table

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club 27

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Between the years of 69-71 these musical performers
Brian Jones
Jimmy Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison

94 cobain

17 years later Amy wine house

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Longest innaugration speech Shortest presidency
WHH tip uh canoe more than 8400 words Died 31 days after inauguration pneumonia 48 degrees and refused to wear hat gloves or coat during speech
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This anglo Scottish actress was born Nov 5 1960 in London and attended west Heath for a period of her childhood and was classmates with princess Diana Studied politics at Cambridge and joined the communist party Known as the ancient one
Tilda swinton Ancient one in dr Strange ? love
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When was the ISS launched Area code
Nov 1998 281 area code Houston
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Shakespearean operas - what play is the opera based on It’s full of magic : “stormen”& several called “der sturm”
The tempest
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Shakespearean operas - what play is the opera based on Shifting the titles focus : “jessika”
The merchant of Venice
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Shakespearean operas - what play is the opera based on An enchanting work : “thr faery queen”
A midsummer night’s dream
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What’s the connection Eureka Kirby Shark I robot
Vacuum cleaner brands
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Name the show - these are their stories Sargeant Joe Friday
Dragnet Played by frank webb Just the facts
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Name the show - these are their stories Detective frank pembelton
Homicide life on the street Played by Andre brow er
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Name the show - these are their stories Dr gill Griss um
CSI William Peterson