This surfer had her arm bitten off by a shark in 2003 and continued to surf professionally, she shares a last name with an uber-popular musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Bethany Hamilton
Characters on the Big Bang Theory debate whether or not a person bitten by one of these cryptozoological creatures would be able to swim as well as a dog.
Werewolf
A total of 65 countries have declared independence from this single empire upon which the sun never set.
The British Empire
Scorpions are xerocoles, meaning they are specially adapted to live in this environment.
Deserts
Also known as hypermetropia, it is the condition of the eye where distant objects can be seen clearly, but near objects are blurry.
Far-sightedness
10/19/1789 - John Jay was sworn in as the first to hold this position, the 17th is John Roberts.
Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court)
Known as "The Thunder God", Rick Allen lost his left arm in a corvette accident in 1984 but still continued bringin' on the heartbreak with this 80s band.
Def Leppard
Diana Prince
Wonder Woman
The first country to declare independence from Britain, the next one wasn't until Canada became self-ruled 91 years later in 1867.
The United States of America
Scorpion is an undead ninja that has appeared in every installment of this video game except the 3rd.
Mortal Kombat
The common spice that Paul Simon sung about with Art Garfunkel.
Parsley
10/19/1945 - Birthdate of this American actor who recently portrayed Winston Churchill on The Crown.
John Lithgow
She was the Queen of Jazz who had both legs amputated below the knee due to diabetes 3 years before she passed away in 1996.
Ella Fitzgerald
At $175m this 1995 film was the most expensive movie ever made (at the time) and ended up being a soggy flop. Unless you really love Kevin Costner you probably only saw it once.
Waterworld
In 1844 this country declared independence from Haiti, it's sole neighbor.
The Dominican Republic
This song performed by German rock band Scorpions was #31 in VH1's list of Greatest Metal Songs, the title features a weather event that would never occur in Germany.
Rock You Like a Hurricane
It's like football practice but for choir kids and drama geeks.
Rehearsal
10/19/1966 - This producer/actor appeared in and/or produced at least 10 films in the Marvel franchise, but I love him best as Buddy's doctor in Elf (which he also directed).
John Favreau
After being hit by a motorcycle Heather Mills lost her left leg, but she gained 24.3 million pounds when she divorced this man.
Sir Paul McCartney
This character played by Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad was named after another W2 name; Walt Whitman.
Walter White
The world's newest country, South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan in July of 2011. The name "Sudan" is applied to the geographical region south of this large desert.
The Sahara
Scorpion was the name of this Canadian rapper's 5th studio album, it featured Jay-Z and Ty Dolla Sign.
Drake
Mix this with old lace, and "just a pinch" of cyanide, to get one of the funniest plays ever written.
Arsenic
10/19/1964 - Ty Pennington was born in Atlanta and would go on to shout this catch phrase toward the end of each episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for 9 seasons.
"Move that bus!"
This Confederate general, considered one of America's finest military commanders, spent his last 8 days of life without a left arm due to having been shot by friendly fire.
"Stonewall" Jackson
He is one of two US Presidents whose full name fits the category. One of them has W3!
Woodrow Wilson OR Dwight Eisenhower
A true independence contractor, this Venezuelan military leader played a major role in bringing independence from Spain to 6 countries, one of which is named for him.
Simon Bolivar
The sun transits the zodiac sign of Scorpio beginning in this month.
October (Oct 23 - Nov 22)
The European soccer club that is the 8th most valuable in the world
Arsenal F.C.
10/19/2003 - The date that Mother Theresa, a Roman-Catholic nun born in this country, was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
Albania (her birthplace is now in the country North Macedonia)