So That Happened
79 A.D.: It's Stabiae vs. this volcano--Stabiae takes the L
What is Vesuvius?
These leaves are the dietary staple of the koala
What are eucalyptus leaves?
Traditionally it "marks the spot"
What is X?
A jury that's unable to reach a verdict is said to be this 4-letter word
What is hung?
To a verb meaning to go in to get this verb meaning to provide amusement
What is entertain?
July 20, 1969: The world hears, "Houston", this "base here. The Eagle has landed"
What is Tranquility?
Wild these subsist almost entirely on bamboo; in captivity, Mei Xiang also gets fruit, vegetables & special biscuits
What are pandas?
To distinguish himself from the basketball legend, "Creed" actor Michael Jordan uses this middle initial
What is B?
No prison time, but you will help your fellow man with 100 hours of this, begun as work assignments for traffic offenders in 1966
What is community service?
To a piece of nighttime furniture to get this, what a journalist does when sticking with a military unit
What is embed?
1901: This rebellion in China ends, with a reported 100,000 dead
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
African this-eating snakes can smell whether a prospective meal is rotten or far along in development; it won't eat either
What are eggs?
The author of "As I Lay Dying" added this letter to the family name
What is U?
Rhyming with "offer", in criminal law it's an offer of evidence by a defendant that may lead to a reduced sentence
What is proffer?
To a pipe or tube to get this verb meaning to give musical direction
What is conduct?
Sept. 11, 1971: Turns out "We will bury you!" will apply directly to this ex-leader of the Soviet Union
Who was Khrushchev?
These "regal" butterflies eat nectar, but as caterpillars, they love usually toxic milkweed leaves
What are monarch butterflies?
Chicago's rapid transit system; the South Side section opened in 1892
What is the L?
Misdiagnosis, bad prescribing & childbirth errors are 3 of the most common claims of this alliterative wrongful act
What is medical malpractice?
To a synonym for befitting or correct to get this synonym for a possession
What is property?
Sept. 2, 1666: He journals about "a great fire... in the city"
Who was Samuel Pepys?
Black-footed these little weasels eat mostly prairie dogs & add insult to injury by taking over their burrows
What are ferrets?
It's the chemical symbol for tungsten
What is W?
A right of way is a type of this, which generally means an acquired right to use another person's land for a special purpose
What is an easement?
To a word for sensitivity around another person & get this word meaning whole & untouched
What is intact?