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oology

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branch of ornithology styduing bird eggs, nests and breeding behavior

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to plumb

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to measure the depths of

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enterology

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branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the intestines; the type of contortion in which the performer squeezes their body into a space apparently too small to contain their body

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“body packing”

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another term for enterology (contortion)

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piem

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a poem that represents π in such a way that the length of each word represents a digit

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piphilology

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the creation and use of mnemonic techniques to remember the many digits of the mathematical constant π

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ingenue

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naive, innocent girl or young woman

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autology

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lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word exemplifies the concept named by the word

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heterology

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lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word does not exemplify the concept named by the word

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O’Neill cylinder

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large habitable colony in space consisting of two counter-rotating cylinders

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O’Neill colony

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another name for an O’Neill cylinder

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The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space

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1975 work by Gerard K. O’Neill, in which he first proposed the idea of the O’Neill cylinder

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percentage of Americans who identify as transgender

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between 0.5 and 1.5%

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percentage of Americans who are Jewish

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2.4%

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percentage of Americans who are black

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13.6%

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percentage of Americans who are Hispanic

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19.1%

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percentage of Americans who are Muslim

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1.3%p

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percentage of Americans who are LGBT

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7.1%

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percentage of Americans who are gay or lesbian

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around 5%

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percentage of Americans who live in New York City

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around 2%

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Alexander William Doniphan

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attorney, politician and soldier from Missouri best known for preventing the execution of Joseph Smith in 1838 at the end of the Mormon War

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Chisinau

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capital of Moldova

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Conakry

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capital of Guinea

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Libreville

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capital of Gabon

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Malé
capital of the Maldives
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Niamey
capital of Niger
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Port Moresby
capital of Papua New Guinea
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Juba
capital of South Sudan
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The Great Belt Bridge
the combination of rain and automobile bridges and tunnel linking the Danish islands of Zealand, Sprogø, and Fyn
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Zealand
the Danish island on which the city of Copenhagen is located
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year in which the Great Belt Bridge opened
1997
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how was the Great Belt traversed before the opening of the Great Belt Bridge in 1997
by ferry
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Amager
smaller Danish island just off SE coast of Zealand, contains part of Copenhagen, including the airport
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Öresund Bridge
combined railway and motorway cable bridge across the Öresund Strait connecting Swedish mainland and Danish island Peberholm
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Drogden Tunnel
tunnel connecting the Danish island of Peberholm with the island of Amager, thus completing the connection over the Öresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark
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the designation "Calico" for cats
refers to a type (not breed) of female cats of 3 colors
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creater of GNU
Richard Stallman
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Redmond, WA
location of Microsoft headquarters
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orthogonal
at a right angle
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"solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, short"
original description of human life by Hobbes
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to telescope
to compress two things into a single space
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Utah's Dixie
cultural region in SW Utah comprised of Washington County
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Inigo Montoya
swashbuckler in the novel and movie _The Princess Bride_, portrayed by Mandy Patinkin
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Bill Lumbergh
the name of the fictional boss in the movie _Office Space_
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Palpatine
The Emperor in the Star Wars franchise
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Darth Sidious
Sith name of the Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise
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mandoline
a culinary utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes or crinkle-cuts
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julienne
a type of knife cut that produces items of matchstick proportions
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Wayland Flowers and Madame
performance team consisting of the puppeteer Wayland Flowers and his puppet Madame
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Six-Day War
1967 Arab-Israeli War fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan
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branch of ornithology styduing bird eggs, nests and breeding behavior
oology
52
to measure the depths of
to plumb
53
branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the intestines; the type of contortion in which the performer squeezes their body into a space apparently too small to contain their body
enterology
54
another term for enterology (contortion)
"body packing"
55
a poem that represents π in such a way that the length of each word represents a digit
piem
56
the creation and use of mnemonic techniques to remember the many digits of the mathematical constant π
piphilology
57
naive, innocent girl or young woman
ingenue
58
lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word exemplifies the concept named by the word
autology
59
lexical phenomenon in which the lexical form of a word does not exemplify the concept named by the word
heterology
60
large habitable colony in space consisting of two counter-rotating cylinders
O'Neill cylinder
61
another name for an O'Neill cylinder
O'Neill colony
62
1975 work by Gerard K. O'Neill, in which he first proposed the idea of the O'Neill cylinder
_The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space_
63
between 0.5 and 1.5%
percentage of Americans who identify as transgender
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2.4%
percentage of Americans who are Jewish
65
13.6%
percentage of Americans who are black
66
19.1%
percentage of Americans who are Hispanic
67
1.3%p
percentage of Americans who are Muslim
68
7.1%
percentage of Americans who are LGBT
69
around 5%
percentage of Americans who are gay or lesbian
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around 2%
percentage of Americans who live in New York City
71
attorney, politician and soldier from Missouri best known for preventing the execution of Joseph Smith in 1838 at the end of the Mormon War
Alexander William Doniphan
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capital of Moldova
Chisinau
73
capital of Guinea
Conakry
74
capital of Gabon
Libreville
75
capital of the Maldives
Malé
76
capital of Niger
Niamey
77
capital of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
78
capital of South Sudan
Juba
79
the combination of rain and automobile bridges and tunnel linking the Danish islands of Zealand, Sprogø, and Fyn
The Great Belt Bridge
80
the Danish island on which the city of Copenhagen is located
Zealand
81
1997
year in which the Great Belt Bridge opened
82
by ferry
how was the Great Belt traversed before the opening of the Great Belt Bridge in 1997
83
smaller Danish island just off SE coast of Zealand, contains part of Copenhagen, including the airport
Amager
84
combined railway and motorway cable bridge across the Öresund Strait connecting Swedish mainland and Danish island Peberholm
Öresund Bridge
85
tunnel connecting the Danish island of Peberholm with the island of Amager, thus completing the connection over the Öresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark
Drogden Tunnel
86
refers to a type (not breed) of female cats of 3 colors
the designation "Calico" for cats
87
Richard Stallman
creater of GNU
88
location of Microsoft headquarters
Redmond, WA
89
at a right angle
orthogonal
90
original description of human life by Hobbes
"solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, short"
91
to compress two things into a single space
to telescope
92
cultural region in SW Utah comprised of Washington County
Utah's Dixie
93
swashbuckler in the novel and movie _The Princess Bride_, portrayed by Mandy Patinkin
Inigo Montoya
94
the name of the fictional boss in the movie _Office Space_
Bill Lumbergh
95
The Emperor in the Star Wars franchise
Palpatine
96
Sith name of the Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise
Darth Sidious
97
a culinary utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes or crinkle-cuts
mandoline
98
a type of knife cut that produces items of matchstick proportions
julienne
99
performance team consisting of the puppeteer Wayland Flowers and his puppet Madame
Wayland Flowers and Madame
100
1967 Arab-Israeli War fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan
Six-Day War

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