HEALTH MATTERS
OVER A FOOT LONG
SPORTS TALK
THE BODY HUMAN
TEEN CUISINE
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Exercise can increase the HDL of good kind of this in your blood while lowering the bad

Cholesterol

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This statue's fingernails are 13 inches long

the Statue of Liberty

100

 In baseball, the designated hitter usually hits in place of this person

the pitcher

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Your taste buds help you distinguish between salty & bitter, & these 2 opposites

sweet & sour

100

Wow! About 1,218 of these legumes go into every 28-ounce jar of Jif

Peanuts

200

For added protection against cavities, you can use a rinse with this compound that's also added to water supplies

Fluoride

200

Used by violinists, it's slightly incurved & about 30 inches long

the bow

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In basketball, this line is 15 feet from the basket

the foul line (or free throw line)

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It's reddish-brown, weighs about 3 pounds & is the body's largest internal organ

the liver

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This American fast food chain's restaurants in Holland feature a crispy beef ragout burger called the McKroket

McDonald's

300

Rhinology is the study of this body part & rhinoplasty is plastic surgery performed on it

nose

300

On the crested variety of this rodent, the quills can be over 14 inches long

a porcupine

300

It's typical in this sport to "address the ball"

golf

300

It's the thin, sticky film that forms on teeth, or a deposit of fatty material in the linings of arteries

plaque

300

These Hershey candies may have been named for the smoochy sound made by the chocolate during manufacturing

Kisses

400

Because it's often contracted in a pool, otitis externa is popularly called this

swimmer's ear

400

This Biblical measure was equal to about 18 inches

a cubit

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In tennis, 2 of the tournaments that make up the Grand Slam

2 of (the U.S. Open, the French Open, Wimbledon & the Australian Open)

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Use your head & tell us it's the part of the skull, made up of 8 bones, that encloses the brain

the cranium

400

This ice cream company's website lets you beg for the return of departed flavors like Wavy Gravy & The Full Vermonty

Ben and Jerry's

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If you've got sensitive skin, look for soap, lotion & even earrings labeled with this 14-letter word

hypoallergenic

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This insulating fat of marine mammals can be up to 20 inches thick in some whales

blubber

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A football field is often called this, because the pattern of lines resembles a certain cooking utensil

a gridiron

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the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.

Alveoli

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This pizza chain offers "Meat Lover's" and "Pepperoni Lover's" version of its P'zone

Pizza Hut

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