LIFE SNAPSHOTS
This month:
The Bastille falls on the 14th; the Freedom of Information Act is signed on the 4th
July
These Scandinavian seafarers adorned the prows of their ships with dragon heads
Vikings
Dentists recommend that you use this thread to clean between your teeth at least once a day
floss
Intuition not arrived at via sight, hearing, touch, taste or smell
sixth sense
Freshly cut tree about to fall!
timber!
This landmark:
38 coronation ceremonies & the wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton
Westminster Abbey
The most popular types of these used on the road are pickups, panels & tractor-semitrailers
trucks
Regular exercise may lower the "bad" type of this fatty substance in the blood
cholesterol
It's a nickname for Chicago
the "Second City"
Down on your haunches, Rin Tin Tin!
sit!
This nation:
Ex-electrician Lech Walesa becomes president; a local archbishop becomes pope
Poland
Clipper ships had as many as 6 tiers of these to a mast
sails
This ancient Chinese practice that employs needles is sometimes used a method of anesthesia
acupuncture
The parable of the workers in the vineyard in Mark 20 gave us this idiom for anything done at the last minute
the eleventh hour
Paul & Ringo, assist me!
help!
This bacterium transmitted from animals to humans:
Identified in 1876, feared as a bioweapon today
anthrax
This vehicle was once officially called the Space Transportation System or STS
Space Shuttle
James Herrick was the first to identify this blood disorder that afflicts many black Americans
sickle cell anemia
If you're taking the subway, keep your distance from this electrified part of the tracks
the third rail
Skal! or a Beacon Street bar where you'd say it!
Cheers!
This clause barring a state religion:
Ratified as part of the First Amendment, 1791; cited in Edwards v. Aguillard, 1987
the Establishment Clause
Older examples of these have a ripping panel to deflate the bag for landing
balloons
It's the medical term for German measles
rubella
In the 19th century this phrase began its association with all things press-related
the Fourth Estate
David Cronenberg calls it to get a scene started!
action!