Ben Franklin assured us that "Nothing is certain but death and" these
Taxes
According to a proverb, it "makes the heart grow fonder"
Absence
Thor used Mjollnir, this type of weapon, to slaughter a giant named Thrym, who had stolen it;
Hammer
This letter resembles another letter when it is capitalized in some fonts.
the letter i
In the winter, some animals enter this dormant state in which body temperature lowers & breathing & heart rate slow down
Hibernation
"Blue" this day of the week in January is said to be the most depressing day of the year;
Monday
When we talk about working your ab muscles, "ab" is short for this
Abdominals
Competing with Athena to create the most useful gift for man, this god of the sea hit a stone with his trident & created the horse
Poseidon
This is the capital of Thailand.
Bangkok
Animals like frogs that can live on land or water are known as these, from the Greek for "both" & "life"
Amphibeans
You do this when you want to stop yourself from saying something; doing it by accident can be a painful mouth injury
Biting your tongue
It's another term for the yeti
Abominable Snowman
From Greek for "the unseen", he ruled way downtown & had a 3-headed doggie named Cerberus who ate anyone that tried to leave
Hades
This is the capital of Zimbabwe
Harare
In 1996 one of these named Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell
A sheep
These uninvited insects likely make you itch; the Anopheles type can transmit malaria
Mosquitoes
This synonym for a deep chasm comes from a Greek word for "bottomless"
Abyss
The son of Mercury & Venus, this li'l love god ended up falling for & marrying Psyche
Cupid
This is the capital of Brazil.
Brasilia
The 2 strands of this stuff that codes genetic information are said to resemble a twisted ladder
DNA
Due to a lack of proper expertise, lots of corruption and failing infrastructure.
Loadshedding
It means to formally give up the throne
Abdicate
Prometheus had the bright idea to steal this from the gods & give it to man
Primordial Fire
Canberra is the capital of this country.
Australia
As part of metamorphosis, some caterpillars create this "C" structure similar to a cocoon & live in it until their next phase
Chrysalis