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This United States president was also an innovator who invented dumbwaiters, a revolving bookstand, and the swivel chair.
Thomas Jefferson
This plant is a starchy, woody root vegetable from South America and is a vital carbohydrate source in tropical regions.
Cassava (also called yuca)
This American abstract expressionist painted No. 5, 1948, a chaotic tangle of drips and splatters that became one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
Jackson Pollock
This Disney+ series starring Pedro Pascal features a child and his alien companion in the outer reaches of the galaxy.
The Mandalorian
This Christmas story, written in 1845 by Charles Dickens, is about a tiny insect which lives in the household of John Peerybingle and his young wife Dot, whose happy home is threatened by John's jealousy after a mysterious old man stays with them.
The Cricket on the Hearth
During the 1790s, this political group, led by Alexander Hamilton, advocated for a strong federal government and a national bank.
Federalists
This tall, sunny plant produces seeds that can be eaten or pressed for oil and is famous for always turning its face toward the sun.
Sunflower
This Italian artist painted the Birth of Venus around 1486, one of the most iconic works of the Early Renaissance.
Sandro Botticelli
In this Apple TV+ adaptation, mathematician Hari Seldon predicts the fall of the Galactic Empire and establishes a secretive project to preserve knowledge for the future.
The Foundation
This Russian composer created the famous ballet The Nutcracker, whose “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” is a holiday favorite.
Tchaikovsky
This president served the shortest term, unfortunately dying just 31-32 days after his term began due to an illness contracted after giving a lengthy inauguration speech in cold weather.
William Henry Harrison
This flowering plant has bright orange, yellow, and red blooms, commonly grown in gardens in the Americas and used in cultural rituals during Mexico’s Day of the Dead.
Marigold
This painter was known as the “Mother of American Modernism,” and was a draftswoman whose work features flowers, animal bones, and desert landscapes.
Georgia O’Keeffe
This HBO fantasy series, a prequel to Game of Thrones, is set 300 years before the original and explores House Targaryen’s history.
House of the Dragon
Everybody knows these two things, named in Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, help to make the season bright
Turkey and mistletoe
A 1791 tax on distilled spirits led to the first major domestic uprising against the new federal government under the Constitution.
Whiskey Rebellion
This spring-blooming flower has a trumpet-shaped bloom and comes in colors from yellow to pink.
Daffodil
Johannes Vermeer painted this famous painting in 1665, featuring an imaginary young woman in a blue and gold turban and a large earring.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
This secret government facility, located beneath Hawkins, Indiana, conducts experiments that open a portal to the Upside Down and is central to Stranger Things’ mysteries.
Hawkins National Laboratory
In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” my true love gives me this many drummers drumming.
Twelve Drummers Drumming
This 1848 agreement ended the war between the United States and Mexico, ceding vast territories that would become California, Arizona, New Mexico, and more.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
is fragrant herb, often used in aromatherapy and sachets, has purple flowers and is native to the Mediterranean.
Lavender
This iconic painting by Salvador Dali is popularly known as “melting clocks” and features drooping timepieces in a barren landscape.
The Persistence of Memory
This long-running ABC soap opera, which premiered in 1963, holds the record as the longest-running American daytime drama in production and has won over 13 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series.
General Hospital
In Puerto Rico, Christmas celebrations traditionally begin right after Thanksgiving and continue until Mid-January, culminating in this vibrant festival.
Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian