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Old Calendars Flashcards

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Never Been Higher:

The furthest humans have ever been from Earth is 248,655 miles, when this ill-fated craft rounded the moon in 1970

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What is Apollo 13?

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Never Been Higher:

In 2005 former Mumbai sheriff Vijaypat Singhania reached 68,986 feet in one of these

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What is a (hot air) balloon?

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World Holidays and Observances:

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, Spaniards eat one of these vine fruits with each chime of a clock bell

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What is a grape? (Acceptable: raisin)

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The Big Blank Theory:

Big ______ : London attraction since 1859

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What is Ben?

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Candles:

A glass chimney protecting a candle is usually called this stormy type of lamp

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What is a hurricane lamp?

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Candles:

This petroleum-based wax was introduced in candlemaking in the 1850s and is still used today

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What is paraffin?

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Singers:

This Australian hip-hopper used the pet name / street name system to come up with her rap name

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Who is Iggy Azlea?

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Rocks and Minerals:

The luminescent effect that some minerals show is named for this, for the mineral Fluorite

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What is fluorescence?

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Rocks and Minerals:

Statuario is a slightly translucent type of this used in fine statuary

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What is marble?

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Rocks and Minerals:

A shade of gray is named for this rock originally used in blackboards

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What is slate?

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How do you…?:

Use a grip with the fingertips digging into the ball and try to push it to the catcher with no spin

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What is throw a knuckleball?

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How do you…?:

Cut blocks of hard snow, place them in a circle and add blocks on top of them to form a dome

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What is build an igloo?

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How do you…?:

Mix gelatin, kool-aid, sugar and water; place in a mold and freeze but don’t forget the stick

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What is make a popsicle?

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Biology:

Though jellyfish are spineless, they form a hydrostatic one of these structures when they take in water

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What is a skeleton? (Acceptable: endoskeleton)

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Santa’s Reindeer Games:

“Foxy” name for an ill-tempered woman

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What is Vixen?

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Santa’s Reindeer Games:

Profession of Derek Hough and Misty Copeland

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What is Dancer?

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Santa’s Reindeer Games:

Kohoutek or Shoemaker - Levy 9

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What is Comet?

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Word Origins:

This metal more valuable than gold has a name that mean “little silver” due to its appearance

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What is platinum?

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Word Origins:

This term for an amateur photographer comes from the device that opens and closes the aperture of a lens

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What is a shutterbug?

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Word Origins:

The name of this form of therapeutic massage using the thumbs and palms is Japanese for “finger pressure”

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What is shiatsu?

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Let’s Exercise:

Here’s your “K” ration for today: This is the study of mechanics and anatomy of movement

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What is kinesiology?

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A Game of Idioms:

“Step up to the plate” evokes this game

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What is baseball?

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A Game of Idioms:

“Saved by the bell” is from this sport

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What is boxing?

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A Game of Idioms:

Analysts use the term “down to the wire” to describe this sport

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What is horse racing?

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Four-Letter Words:

Be smart and do this “while you are ahead”

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What is quit? (Acceptable: stop)

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Four-Letter Words:

Dating from the 1500s when it was spelled with 5 letters, “there is no” this “like and old” this

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What is fool?

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Four-Letter Words:

From Shakespeare, one of these “by any other name would smell as sweet”

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What is a rose?

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Australia:

This 1,142-foot landmark was sighted in 1872 by explorer Ernest Giles

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What is Ayers Rock? (Acceptable: Uluru)

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A Christmas Songbook:

“Strike the harp and join the chorus, fa la la la la la la la la”

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What is “Deck the Halls”?

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A Christmas Songbook:

“He sees you when you’re sleeping, He knows when you’re awake”

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What is “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”?

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A Christmas Songbook:

“Good tidings we bring to you and your kin”

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What is “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”?

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Never Been Higher:

In 1975 Junko Tabei because the first woman to reach its summit

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What is Mount Everest?

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Gems:

For its resemblance to a golden-orange gem, citrine is sometimes called false this

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What is topaz?

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Stock Symbols:

You might do some healthy shopping here, WFM

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What is Whole Foods Market Inc.?

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Chick Lit:

A giant’s hen lays golden eggs in many versions of this story

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What is “Jack and the Beanstalk”?

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Science Mysteries:

In the not fully understood Mpema Effect, hot water sometimes does this faster than cold

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What is freezes?

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Science Mysteries:

Maybe they’re there to heighten our sense of touch, but no one is really sure why we have these aka dactylograms

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What are fingerprints?

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Science Mysteries:

Newton thought light was a particle; Huygens said it’s this; scientists are still debating

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What is a wave?

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Famous Americans:

In 1982, 72 years after his death, he became the first person inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians

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Who is Mark Twain? (Acceptable: Samuel Clemens)

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Money Talks:

Traditionally, to put in this amount is to give your opinion on an issue

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What is two cents?

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Money Talks:

If your money is doing this combusting act in your pocket, it means you’re eager to spend it

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What is burning a hole?

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Money Talks:

Giving funds to be part of an organization or struggling through challenges to earn your position

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What is paying (your) dues?

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City-Titled Movies:

In this film Ingrid Bergman asks Humphrey Bogart, “Was that cannon fire, or is it my heart pounding?”

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What is Casablanca?

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City-Titled Movies:

Frances McDormand wore a fake tummy filled with birdseed to make her appear pregnant in this film

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What is Fargo?

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City-Titled Movies:

Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron danced to Gershwin in this 1951 Best Picture Oscar winner

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What is an American in Paris?

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The 1800s:

This agency was founded in 1865 to suppress counterfeit currency

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What is the Secret Service?

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Where is it?:

Van Gogh’s Irises: In this Los Angeles museum

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What is the Getty?

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Where is it?:

Volvo Automobile World Headquarters: In this country

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What is Sweden?

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Where is it?:

Monument Park: In this stadium

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What is Yankee Stadium?

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The Thanksgiving Meal:

The National Turkey Federation says your roasted turkey should be 180 degrees in the thigh or 170 in this part

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What is breast?

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The Thanksgiving Meal:

Whether fresh or sliding out of a can, these bog fruits are often served at Thanksgiving

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What are cranberries?

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The Thanksgiving Meal:

This gourd is often used to make Thanksgiving pies is rich in vitamin A

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What is pumpkin?

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Physical Science:

The exosphere, the edge of the atmosphere, is primarily made of particles of these two lightest elements

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What are Hydrogen and Helium?

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Stars of Business:

Naturally, this tuna brand dots the “i” in its name with a star

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What is Starkist?

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Stars of Business:

This brand of Italian sparkling mineral water has a red star on its label as well as a red star on its blue cap

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What is (San or S.) Pellegrino?

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Stars of Business:

In 1909 this company began using a logo with a green “t” superimposed on a red star

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What is Texaco?

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Candles:

According to the National Candle Association, about 35 percent of all candles sales occur during this holiday season

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What is Christmas?

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The Winners:

It was the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture

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What is The Godfather Part II?

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The Winners:

With 23 golds, he’s the winningest olympic medalist in history

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Who is Michael Phelps?

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The Winners:

This team was the winner of the first Super Bowl

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Who are the Green Bay Packers?

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Prize-Winning Authors:

This women is truly “Beloved,” winning a Pulitzer in 1988 and a Nobel in 1993

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Who is Toni Morrison?

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Bartending Glossary:

This bartending tool looks like a little baseball bat and is used to crush fruit and herbs

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What is a muddler? (Acceptable: muddling stick, pestle)

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I Think I Love You:

In mythology, she pined away for Narcissus until nothing was left but her voice

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Who is Echo?

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I Think I Love You:

In “The Rave” by Edgar Allan Poe, she’s the young woman the poet will see “Nevermore”

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Who is Lenore?

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I Think I Love You:

This Tolstoy Character is one Aleksei’s lover and another Aleksei’s wife

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Who is Anna Karenina?

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Climate Talk:

The length of the day affects a region’s climate; at this latitude, days are always a nice, even 12 hours

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What is the equator? (Acceptable: Zero degrees latitude)

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Stock Symbols:

This company went public in 2012 as FB

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What is Facebook?

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Around the World:

The Bridge of the Americas crosses this feature at the city of Balboa

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What is the Panama Canal?

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Before and After:

An “Enthusiasm” challenged TV actor/writer is pretty, pretty, pretty good as a Dickens title guy

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Who is Larry David Copperfield?

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Gems:

Dive, Mate! The waters of Australia are rich in the White South Sea variety of these gems

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What are pearls?

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Stock Symbols:

Kids and adults like to create their own stuffed animals at this retailer, symbol BBW

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What is Build-a-Bear (Workshop)?

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Weather:
Spanish for “Little Girl,” it brings wetter, cooler conditions to the Pacific Northwest and drier conditions to the South

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What is La Nina?

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Weather:

In this index, 11+ means extreme exposure and you should avoid the sun between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm

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What is the UV Index? (Acceptable: Ultraviolet Index)

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Weather:

From the Middle English for “fall of dew,” it’s a light rain in which water droplets are less than .5mm in diameter

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What is drizzle?

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World Capitals:

One night in this Asian city, go to Wat Traimit, a temple with a 5 1/2 - ton solid gold Buddha statue

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What is Bangkok?

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“C” to “C”:

Having a common center

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What is concentric?

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“C” to “C”:

It can mean “universal” or refer to a particular Christian denomination

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What is catholic?

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Literary Landmarks:

You can visit the Belfast buildings where, as a child, this author saw a lion door knocker and an elaborate wardrobe

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Who is C.S. Lewis?

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Literary Landmarks:

In 2010 this late author’s museum and inerpretive center opened in Henning Tennessee, where he had deep roots

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Who is Alex Haley?

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Interior Design:

Although named for an Italian city, these window coverings with slats may have originated in Persia

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What are Venetian blinds?

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Interior Design:

Using urethane for this molding at the juncture of wall and ceiling will allow you to use adhesive instead of nails

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What is crown molding?

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