Adults spend about 20-25% of their sleep hours in "REM", which is this
rapid eye motion (movement)
The word "pasta" is Italian for this, the paste you knead to make pasta
dough
At the Convention he resisted an attempt to make him "king"
George Washington
The plural of auditorium
auditoria
Sloths usually give birth while hanging around this way
upside down
What you're listening to when you measure your "HR"
heart rate
Green pasta usually gets its color from this vegetable
spinach
At age 81, he was by far the oldest delegate
Benjamin Franklin
The plural of index
indices
Of the 18 species of this bird, only the emperor & Adelie live in Antarctica
penguins
Meaning of 1 of 4 letters in the acronym "RICE", 4 recommended treatments for most sports injuries
(1 of) ice (rest, compression, elevation)
Many prefer pasta cooked this way, an Italian idiom meaning "firm to the bite"
al dente
Not present at the Convention, he was serving as U.S. Minister to France at the time
Jefferson
The plural of seraph
seraphim
Many experts believe this dandy household pest may have been Earth's 1st flying creature
cockroach
One way to make a baby, it's what "IVF" stands for
in vitro fertilization
According to pasta expert James Beard, the best flour for making pasta is this "hard" wheat flour
durum
Not present at the Convention, he was serving as U.S. Minister to England at the time
Adams
The plural of genius
genii
Spending much time alone, this Asian species is the most solitary of the great apes
orangutan
In a "CAT" scan, the "A" & "T" stand for axial tomography, & the "C" stands for this
computer, computer-aided (computerized)
It's said this, Latin for "little worm", was the generic name for pasta in Italy circa 1500-1800
vermicelli
The only signer from New York, he wanted the president to hold office for life
Alexander Hamilton
The plural of genus
genera
A cat's great night vision comes from light passing twice through this rear part of the eye
retina