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2 time rock and roll HOF inductees

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Clyde mcfadder- grifters
John Lennon
Jimmy page
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David Crosby
Steven stills - buffalo Springfield ?
Neil young
Curtis mayfield -impressions
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton - only 3 time
Michael Jackson
Paul Simon
Johnny carter - flamingos and dells
George Harrison
Jeff beck
Sammy strain - OJs and little Anthony and the imperials
Graham nash
Rod Stewart - faces
Ron wood - small faces and stones
Peter Gabriel- genesis
Lou reed
Ringo

After 2015
17 Greg Rollie - Santana and journey
19 - Stevie nicks

2021 Carole king and Tina turner Dave grohl

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Instrument that is a Combination of flu gul horn and tuba

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Fluba
Flu gul horn- grinch and revelry played on in military ? Salute your shorts - nick classic

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The CIA attempted to train these animals to be spies in this project

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Cats in project acoustic kitty

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A Japanese vegetable juice company created a wearable robot that feeds runners this to fight fatigue

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Tomatos
Toe muh tan

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In some states it is illegal to carry around this item In your beck pocket as a horse theft prevention measure

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Ice cream cones - they will follow you around
Alabama

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You would have to stack this many Empire State buildings to get to the bottom of this deepest oceanic trench on Earth

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The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometres east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth

2,550 km (1,580 mi) in length and 69 km (43 mi) in width

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The golden globes -the fun raunchy one
Before this sequel won best picture at golden globes in 21 this was the only other sequel that won

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Borat aka Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan[b] (also stylized as BORДT SUBSEQUEИT MOѴIEFILM, or simply Borat Subsequent Moviefilm or Borat 2
Toy story 2 in 2000 for Best Film: Musical or Comedy

Best Film: Drama
American Beauty
Best Film: Musical or Comedy
Toy Story 2
Best Drama Series
The Sopranos
Best Musical or Comedy Series
Sex and the City

Other 21s

Best Film: Drama
Nomadland
Best Film: Musical or Comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Best Drama Series
The Crown
Best Musical or Comedy Series
Schitt’s Creek
Best Miniseries or Television movie
The Queen’s Gambit
Most awards
The Crown (4)
Most nominations
The Crown
Mank (6)

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World history
This African capital renamed an area Mexico square to honor Mexico’s ww2 -era support of its sovereignty during Italian occupation

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Addis Ababa

Ad is ah bah bah- Ethiopia

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The Emmy’s
With 44 as of 21 this tv show has won the most prime time Emmy’s

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SNL
Started in October 75

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The Grammys
The first time the Grammy awarded album of the year to a black artist
73

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Inner visions - a visionary work by Stevie wonder
2nd black winner also him following year

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The Pulitzer Prize
First women to win for fiction

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Edith Wharton
Age of innocence 1920
3rd ever recipient

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With a name coming from the danish term for play well this company is the largest tire manufacturer by units produced

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Lego

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This golden spring flower with a trumpet shaped center is the national flower of wales

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Daffodil
Daf uh dill

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At the end of the 20th century this historic womens college officially merged with Harvard university

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Radcliffe

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A cover of his higher ground wqs the first major radio hit for this anthoney kiedis led band
Key dis

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Stevie wonders

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Captain wilder leads an expedition to a nearby planet in this 60s science fiction book

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The Martian chronicles

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This swamp in South Asia is the only mangrove habitat in the world for this large predatory animal

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Sundarbands- sun der
Tiger

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Once thr seat of thr Ottoman Empire this is the modern name of thr turkish city once called Byzantium

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Istanbul

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This famed insult comic was given the ironic name mr warmth

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Don rickles

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This son of Venus and cousin of hector is the namesake of Virgil’s epic poem

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Uh knee is
Aeneas

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Leading a team of 20 surgeons this South African doctor successfully performed the first human heart transplant in a 67 operation

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Christiaan Barnard

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When shale experiences a certain level of heat and pressure it becomes this rock used in roofing
Bonus what type of rock

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Slate
Metamorphic

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In die hard this British actor played this iconic scene stealing villain

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Alan rickman played hans gruber

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This Elizabethan playwright is credited by Oxford university press as Shakespeare coo writer for 3 plays about this king

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Christopher Marlowe
King Henry VI

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Worldwide this brand of Frito-Lay corn chip has been made in cool ranch and Peking duck flavors

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Doritos

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The Mummy” is a 1999 horror film, a remake of the 1932 film of the same name starring in the title role.

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Boris Karloff
Arnold Vosloo plays Karloff’s role in the 1999 version. “The Mummy” series of films developed into a franchise with the release of 2017’s “The Mummy”, this time starring Tom Cruise.

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are a group of plants that have the reputation of repelling, or even killing, dogs. One common example of a dogbane is oleander, which contains cardiac glycosides that alter the function of cardiac muscle cells. It’s not just dogs that can be harmed by dogbanes.

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Dogbanes
Opposite of catnip

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is sometimes referred to as the “Fort Lauderdale of Mexico”.

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Cabo”

Cabo San Lucas is a major tourist destination at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. “

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Heritage Month: September 15 to October 15 :

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HISPANIC
Hispanic Heritage Month dates back to 1988. The start of the 30-day period was chosen as September 15th as the countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua all declared independence on September 15th, 1821. Also, Mexico celebrates independence on September 16th, Chile on September 17th, and Belize on September 18th.

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” is a French term meaning “back part, rear”.

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Derrière
“Tush”, a word meaning “backside”, is an abbreviation of “tochus” that comes from the Yiddish “tokhes”.

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is an environmental activist who is famous for the role she played in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric for contaminating drinking water. Her story was told in a 2000 film titled starring in the title role. She herself actually appeared in the film, as she was given a cameo as a waitress in a restaurant scene.

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Erin Brockovich

Julia Roberts

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High-fat, low-carb diet, casually

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: KETO
A ketogenic (also “keto”) diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. When a body consumes insufficient carbohydrates to meet the need for energy, then the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies in order to make up the energy deficit. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the bloodstream is known as “ketosis”, a term that gives rise to the name “ketogenic diet”. Medical professionals sometimes prescribe a ketogenic diet in order to control epilepsy in children. A condition of ketosis can reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures.

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” is a fantasy novel written by Gail Carson Levine, and published in 1997. It is a retelling of the story of Cinderella, with lots of mythical creatures added. A film adaptation was released in 2004 that features her in the title role.

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Ella Enchanted

Anne Hathaway

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The highest civilian awards in the US are the

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Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. The former is bestowed by the US president, and the latter by Acts of Congress. That said, Congress has the option of authorizing the President to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the chosen recipient.