You might "vent" this abdominal organ that removes old red cells from the blood & produces new white ones
spleen
Cold & wet conditions led him, in 1865, to make the "hat that could tame the American West"
Stetson
After his 1616 death, his will stipulated that his "second best bed" go to his wife, Anne, which does beg a question...
Shakespeare
The first part of Italy liberated by the Allies during World War II was this island invaded in July 1943
Sicily
An annual publication chock full of facts & figures
an almanac
The back of the neck
scruff
Some speculated that this 1865 literary character was illustrated to resemble Prime Minister William Gladstone
the Mad Hatter
Item 6 in his will:
"I give... unto my wife, Zelda... in the event she regain her sanity all of my household and kitchen furniture"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The world's first major film festival was held in this city in 1932; today it awards the prestigious Golden Lion
Venice
Hellbenders & newts are types of these
salamanders
A garment worn down to strands is said to be this, also used to describe anything poor
threadbare
Movie choreographer Mr. Berkeley is on a first-name basis with this furry hat worn by hussars
busby
This Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 left a self-written 176-word will with no provisions for estate taxes; oops
Warren Burger
Begun in 312 B.C. & originally 20 feet wide, this first & most famous Roman road still handles traffic today
the Appian Way
To take apart
dismantle
This pseudoscience invented by Franz gall found adherents examining people's heads
phrenology
"Derby" is the American name for this British hat
bowler
This "commodore" willed $90 million to his son William, $7.5 million to his 4 grandsons, & to his 8 daughters... well, not as much
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Modeled in part on aircraft landing gear, this brand of motor scooter was first produced in Tuscany in 1946
Vespa
In the photo seen here, it's the snow-laced mountain in the background
Kilimanjaro
From the German for "shot", it's a straight downhill ski run
a Schuss
A topee is also called this kind of helmet, from the plant material it's made from
a pith helmet
His will called for a "secret society" to take back the U.S. for Britain (his "scholarship" gets much more press)
Cecil Rhodes
Giuseppe Mazzini, Conte di Cavour & this "Redshirt" were main figures of the Risorgimento movement
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Not temporary
permanent