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Dug up in France, in 2019 one of these from WWI was mistaken for a potato & sent to a chip factory before police detonated it

grenade

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L--This adjective means complicated & difficult to find your way through, like confronting an ancient Cretan maze 

Labyrinthine

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These two Renaissance artists, who share names with two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, had a bitter rivalry

Michelangelo and Raphael 

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Meow! This type of typically short heel shares its name with a common pet 

Kitten heel

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This show, which is filmed (live!) at NBC studios in New York City, boasts sketch comedy and musical acts and is celebrating its 50th anniversary

Saturday Night Live

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In 2020 a man asked an Iowa court to let him settle a dispute with his wife via a duel using this Japanese-named sword

katana

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O--Whiz! Pop! Bang! From Greek for "making of words", this, meaning imitative of sounds 

onomatopoeia 

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This Mexican painter renowned for her self portraits and unibrow, can be found in Disney's Coco (2017)

Frida Kahlo

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Hindi gives us the name of this women's garment that's basically 5 to 7 yards of cloth wrapped around the body

Sari

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He's black and white and beagle all over (and the star of 17,897 comic strips)

Snoopy

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In 2019, Britain's Coastguard detained a replica of this 70-meter--sorry, 150-cubit  Biblical vessel, saying it wasn't seaworthy

Noah's Ark

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R--A copy of an artwork perhaps, or how a species creates new generations

Reproduction

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Now one of the most famous painters in history, this Dutch artist sold a grand total of 1 painting during his life, to his older brother Theo

Vincent van Gogh

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This type of slip-in leather shoe, with a name originating from the Powhatan language, is popular during colder months, particularly the ones made by UGG

moccasin

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John Lennon shares a middle name with the first name of this former British Prime Minister who served his first term during World War II

Winston Churchill

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This rare plant, with a smell like rotting flesh, bloomed last month in Australia for the first time in 15 years, one can also be found at the National Botanic Garden in Washington D.C.

corpse flower 

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A--To make something shorter, most commonly used in writing 

abbreviation

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Escape to paradise by visiting this artist's home in Giverny, France which boasts lily ponds and extensive gardens 

Claude Monet

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Long under scrutiny for child labor and environmental violations, shipments from this clothing manufacturer to the U.S. may be delayed or stopped under the Trump administration

Shein

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This star of a 2022 biopic about The King of Rock'n'Roll became well known for the role, but got even more attention because in interview footage even 3 years later, he can't seem to shake the accent (hint: he lives outside my door!)

Austin Butler

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A Florida man was recently fined for publicly defecating on this animal--America's only native marsupial 

Opossum

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C--A Northerner in the South during Reconstruction might be labeled this, for the satchel he carried

carpetbagger

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Grocery store or museum exhibit? At the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, you can find this printmaker's Campbell's Soup series, which is exactly what it sounds like: 32 giant prints of Campbell soup cans, each in a different flavor.

Andy Warhol

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Don't know what to wear for warmth over a fancy dress? You can do this with your shoulders or choose the same-named sweater

Shrug

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I've been playing this instrument for a decade--not a violin or cello, but the middle voice of the string section in a standard symphony orchestra

viola