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Proponents of this type of diet say cooking kills nutrients
raw food
This country, an enclave in Italy, is smaller than the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
the vatican
If you're miffed at Muffy, you're "seeing" this color
red
One of the most commonly broken bones is this one that serves as a strut to support the shoulder
clavicle or collarbone
It's unlikely you'll ever meet one of these friends, but you still write to each other
pen pal
It describes a management style where everything flows from the boss, or perhaps a ride in a convertible
top down
It was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacobs' pharmacy in Atlanta in 1886
coca cola
Something that shows up completely unexpectedly does it in this 4-word manner
out of the blue
Each day your liver secretes about a quart of this liquid that helps you digest fats
bile
Someone who makes all the decisions appoints himself as these 2 jobs; "executioner" is sometimes added
judge and jury
This style of design marked by geometric motifs & streamlined forms was all the rage in the 1920s & 1930s
art deco
This animal, a proverbial symbol of grace, also has pure speed: it can run about 50 miles per hour
gazelle
A complete embarrassment to a family is this wool giver
black sheep
From the Greek for "bone" & "passage", this condition in older folks can lead to more fragile, brittle bones
osteoporosis
This phrase can refer to whatever means necessary, or the 2 possibilities for a ball hit down the line in baseball
fair or foul
A groaner from this family member--hey, what did the grape do when stepped on? It let out a little wine
dad joke
The name of this 2-hulled boat is from the Tamil for "tied wood"
catamaran
Bringing your lunch to work is called this, named for the paper container that holds the sandwich
brown bagging
A common sign of impaired liver function is this condition, yellowness of the eyes & skin
jaundice
"La Francais est la langue d'amour" translates as "French is" this
the language of love
This powerful type of adhesive is often dispensed with a gun
hot glue
On Nov. 12, 1833 these meteor showers were seen across all of North America, sparking a serious study of meteor showers
the leonids
Hercule Poirot used his "little" these to solve crimes
grey cells
The portal vein brings venous blood to the liver, while this artery brings oxygenated arterial blood
hepatic
Ships of yore masked their nationality with these, now a term for any covert act designed to make another entity look guilty
a false flag