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The world's largest of these religious symbols soars 198 feet high over Effingham, Illinois & weighs 180 tons

a cross

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Jus fluminum is the right to use these, like the Tiber

waterways (or rivers)

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On one of her last trips on the Underground Railroad, she rescued her own parents from slavery in Md.

(Harriet) Tubman

200

Dusty Springfield sang, "The only one who could ever reach me" was "the son of" this person

the preacher man

200

In 2010 he got his own talk show on TBS (though that might not have been his original goal)

Conan O'Brien

400

A water tower in Stanton, Iowa has been painted like a giant one of these: at over 35,000 gal., that's a lot of java!

a cup of coffee
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Rome's jus non scriptum translates as this, a 2-word phrase for an understood custom

unwritten law

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An uplifting story of 2002 was the rescue of nine men trapped for three days in one of these in Pennsylvania

a coal mine

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In 1999 his son Robbie made a 228-foot motorcycle jump over a part of the Grand Canyon

Evel Knievel

400

Treacherous weather conditions on the Bering Sea make for rough crab fishing on this Discovery Channel show

Deadliest Catch

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A Guinness record holder, one of these is 7' x 7' & contains 28,000 clues

a crossword

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Jus gladii, the right to carry out punishment, is literally the law of this weapon

the sword

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In 1950 this future symbol of fire prevention was rescued from a fire in a New Mexico forest

Smokey the Bear
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Ronald Lauder, the son of this woman, ran for mayor of NYC in 1989

Estée Lauder

600

"House Hunters", "Lien On Me" & "Closet Cases" are shows on this network

HGTV

800

The world's largest wheel of this food is 6' wide & weighs 1,300 pounds; when's the world's largest fondue party?

cheese

800

Jus gentium is this 13-letter type of "law" that diplomats have to know about

international

800

In July 1976 commandos from this country rescued 103 hostages being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda

Israel

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The New Testament begins, "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of" this king

David

800

It took all "The Real Housewives of" this to restrain Teresa from going after Danielle Staub on the reunion show

New Jersey

1000

Dewberry, Alberta claims the world's largest of these, whose main purpose is serving food to cowboys

a chuckwagon

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The Constitution includes jus soli, meaning citizenship is determined by this; not everyone's happy about that

birth

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Short on supplies, Roanoke colonists were rescued in 1586 by this circumnavigator returning from the West Indies

Sir Francis Drake

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Christopher Columbus the explorer's oldest son, or Dora the Explorer's cousin

Diego

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If you're "Obsessed" & need an "Intervention", you can see those 2 shows on this letter perfect channel

A&E