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This procedure is performed to straighten teeth by applying pressure to move them into proper alignment.
What is orthodontic treatment?
This company has a launch site in Boca Chica near Brownsville, making the RGV a hub for rocket launches.
What is SpaceX?
This Tex-Mex food, traditionally from the cheek of a cow, is a favorite of the Rio Grande Valley.
What is barbacoa?
This plant, with its red berries and green leaves, is usually hung above doorways.
What is mistletoe?
In 1998, we learned “The Dude abides” in this Coen Brothers movie that made bowling seem philosophical.
What is The Big Lebowski?
The fifth cusp often found on the maxillary first molar.
What is the cusp of Carabelli?
The RGV is one of the only regions in the United States where you can spot this rare feline, whose population is critically endangered.
What is the ocelot?
This celebrity chef is known for his TV show "Hell's Kitchen" and his Michelin-starred restaurants, as well as his fiery temper.
Who is Gordon Ramsey?
In Mexico, this holiday tradition involves children acting as Mary and Joseph, searching for shelter before the birth of Jesus.
What are Las Posadas?
Nearly 35 years after the original, and delayed by Covid this 2022 sequel "soared" to box-office glory.
What is Top Gun: Maverick?
The visible, polished outer surface of a denture base, including the facial, lingual, buccal, and palatal aspects.
What is the cameo surface?
This region of the Rio Grande Valley is known for its annual migration of the monarch butterflies.
What is the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge?
This prized fungi is hunted by pigs, often detected up to 3 feet underground.
What are truffles?
In this country, Christmas is celebrated on January 7th, according to the Orthodox Christian calendar.
What is Russia?
This ''Paper Planes'' artist was nominated for an Academy Award and a Grammy Award on the same year of 2009.
Who is M.I.A.?
A rare dental malformation that occurs when the enamel of a tooth folds into the dentin.
What is dens in dente?
This U.S. Supreme Court Justice was born in McAllen and served from 1993 to 2005.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
A traditional Andean dish that is high in protein and low in fat, and is often prepared by roasting or frying a guinea pig.
What is Cuy?
This animal is associated with Christmas and is often depicted as being part of a Nativity scene.
What is a donkey?
Before smartphones, this device helped you keep track of phone numbers, birthdays, and appointments—all without a single emoji.
What is a Palm Pilot?
This dentist is credited with being the "father of modern dentistry" and wrote the first complete textbook on modern dentistry.
Who is Pierre Fauchard?
This indigenous group once inhabited the area known as the Rio Grande Valley before European colonization.
Who are the Coahuiltecans?
This technique involves slowly cooking food in a vacuum-sealed bag, usually in hot water, to ensure even cooking and retention of moisture.
What is sous-vide?
The modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly man in a red suit was popularized by advertisements for this soft drink company in 1930s.
What is Coca-Cola?
If you wanted to make a killer mixtape in the ‘90s, you needed this analog wonder, best paired with a pencil for fixing tangles.
What is a cassette tape?