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Da Bomb Beyond Insanity:
Kate McKinnon's reaction to it in 2025 was a halting "Um, okay..."
Hot sauce
Caraway seeds are added to the dough before kneading when making this bread, the standard for a Reuben sandwich
Rye bread
Every year since 1988, Discovery has had this, 7 nights of programming devoted to great whites & their brethren
Shark Week
Salamanders are amphibians, while lizards are actually this type of animal that includes turtles & snakes
Reptiles
One Granny Smith every 24-hour period ensures that the physician will not be coming over to see you
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Olivia Rodrigo broke our hearts with her first No. 1 hit, a ballad named for--of all things--this government-issued form of I.D.
Driver's License
Poultrygeist:
Night of the Chicken Dead: one commenter described it online as "disgusting, perverse, & childish"
Horror movie
Your falafel will taste better if this pocket bread is freshly baked (& it only takes about 4 minutes to knead & 3 minutes in the oven)
Pita
A critter named Punxsutawney Phil captivates the U.S. media's attention as part of this annual observance
Groundhog Day
There are a total of 46 of these in most human cells, & genes within them contain all our hereditary information
Chromosomes
Those who plead for money should not be too picky about what they receive
He landed his 4th No. 1 hit in 2024 with "Not Like Us", a diss track aimed at Drake--oh, and he also has a Pulitzer Prize, NBD
Kendrick Lamar
Killswitch Engage:
Including an image of skulls, it tweeted "Unleashed" from its official Twitter account on June 19, 2019
Heavy metal
From the French for "rod", this long & narrow loaf is great for a po-boy
Baguette
These 2 Ivy League colleges face each other in the USA's oldest intercollegiate event, an annual rowing regatta, since 1864
Yale and Harvard
If you have a high or fast this, the process by which the body provides you energy, you burn calories quickly, even when at rest
Metabolism
Your Dalmatian has lived a long time now, so don't attempt to get him to jump through a fiery hoop for the first time
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
On a 2023 soundtrack, this red-curled rapper with a rhyming name gave us the lyric, "Yeah, they know who lit, me & Barbie"
Ice Spice
Squeal Like a Pig:
Promotional materials show a pig looking, well, not happy
Hot sauce
After you knead the dough for this Jewish bread that's traditional for Shabbat, you start braiding it; bake until golden
Challah
Munich is home to this annual celebration that weirdly ends on the first Sunday of the month in its name
Oktoberfest
Molten rock that is below the surface of the Earth is called this 5-letter word; when ejected, it's called lava
Magma
It's not a good idea to criticize or applaud a novel based on the look of its dust jacket
Don't judge a book by its cover
By 2022, it was tough to recall "Un Verano Sin" this guy; he'd been the most streamed artist on Spotify for 3 straight years
Bad Bunny
Helloween:
Dating from 1984
There are a total of 3 C's in the name of this Italian bread that can be made with minimal (or even no!) kneading
Focaccia
This rhyming event that celebrates weaving & wearing flower garlands has been officially recognized in Hawai'i since 1929
Lei Day
Sounding a bit like dinnerware, they're the components of blood that gang up together to form clots
Platelets
Neither rubles, nor euros nor dollar bills are organically produced by willows, poplars or redwoods
Money doesn't grow on trees
This "Say So" artist's stage name derives from a slang term for marijuana & her love of felines
Doja Cat