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MUSEUMS
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The Columbia River sounds like a great ride, but we should jump out before it empties into this ocean, as it could be dangerous
the Pacific Ocean
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Use of essential oils is essential to this treatment, which essentially entails inhaling & smelling stuff
aromatherapy
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Ominously, this man's son Philip died in a duel in 1801 after challenging an enemy of his father
Alexander Hamilton
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In 1878 a member of this family accused Floyd Hatfield of pig theft & the rest is violent history
the McCoys
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This country's Taj Lake Palace Hotel appears to float atop Lake Pichola; in "Octopussy", Bond checked in by hiding in a fake crocodile
India
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The Egyptian museum in Cairo has mummies, sarcophagi &, of course, the solid gold funeral mask of this boy king
Tutankhamun
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Can't decide whether to pump up the tubes & head down the Blue or the White branches of this long African river
the Nile
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A form of acupressure, this type of massage with a Japanese name also uses targeted pressure to restore the body's balance
shiatsu
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Call him "Il Duelce"--this leader of Italy was a part of several sword duels in his youth
Mussolini
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In the 1880s Ramón y Cajal came up with the neuron theory of this system in contrast to Golgi's reticular one--game on!
the nervous system
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A Boeing 727 salvaged from San Jose is now a luxury suite perched above the tree canopy in this country's Hotel Costa Verde
Costa Rica
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In 1856, the painting seen here became the first one in the collection of this London gallery
the National Portrait Gallery
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The Amazon River has these razor-toothed fishies, but most are scavengers or plant-eaters & won't bother us tubers
piranhas
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A step included in many facials, this skin-sloughing process can be physical (via scrubbing) or chemical (via peels)
exfoliation
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This Texas hero & his knife became famous when he used it in an 1827 duel he was seconding that went wrong
(Jim) Bowie
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In 1905 Johnny Evers took a cab to the ballpark & left this double play partner at the hotel; the 2 barely spoke for the next 30 years
Joe Tinker
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Tired of amenities? Book a "sweat-box" cell at the prison castle in Tobolsk, Russia, where this author of "The Idiot" once did time
Dostoyevsky
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The first international satellite of the Louvre is set to open in 2016 in this capital of the UAE
Abu Dhabi
1600
Let's tube through this Dutch city on the Amstel river, the source of the city's name
Amsterdam
1600
If freezing your... wallet off sounds therapeutic, then this wellness treatment, from Greek for "cold", is for you
cryotherapy
1600
A metal coat button was the "Messiah" for this composer, catching a sword in a 1704 duel in Hamburg
Handel
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Her contempt for the urologist husband of Louella Parsons was one reason for the 2 gossip columnists' longtime rivalry
Hedda Hopper
1600
Temps hover below freezing in this country's Icehotel built anew each year with ice harvested from the Torne, its northernmost river
Sweden
1600
Grant Wood's "American Gothic" hangs in this Midwestern museum
the Art Institute of Chicago
2000
Don't spill your cerveza waving at both Texas & Mexico while tubing down this 5th-longest North American river
the Rio Grande
2000
Floating in one of these soundproof 3-word contraptions can be a great way to relax, if the price tag doesn't stress you out
sensory deprivation chambers (sensory deprivation tank)
2000
Henry Clay challenged John Randolph to a duel even though Randolph's insult was made in this protected place
Congress
2000
When critic Jean Lorrain tried to out him, this novelist & creator of the Baron de Charlus fought an 1897 duel with Lorrain
Marcel Proust
2000
Literally sleep with the fishes--Conrad's all-glass undersea Muraka suite is just four hours by speedboat from this Maldives capital city
Malé
2000
The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art has begun a revitalization of this Moscow park
Gorky Park