Alaska, 1/3/1959
Alaska becomes a state
In 2012 a U.K. game of this sport went 150 hours non-stop--"the only time we slept was when our team was batting
cricket
To travel by taking rides from passing cars
hitchhike
AKA permanent maxillary third molars, these teeth can help you chew, but about 85% of us will need to get them removed
wisdom teeth
The only Beatles tune ever to win, this song is a woman's first name
JFK assassination
Lee Corso once noted the Rainbow Warriors football team at this univ. "doesn't win many games in the United States
University of Hawaii
Akin to saute, you do this to veggies in a wok
stir-fry
In animals, arrector pili muscles raise hairs, making them look larger; in humans, they only cause this "fowl" effect
goosebumps
This Bruce Springsteen tune from a Tom Hanks film won Grammy Song of the Year & the Oscar for Best Original Song
Streets of Philadelphia
France 6/28/1919
Treaty of Versailles/ End of WW1
Spin in an 8-foot, 2-inch throwing circle to throw a 4.4-pound circle in this sport
Discus
To get behind the wheel of a Chrysler you're thinking of buying & take it for a spin
test-drive
This more common name for your coccyx tells you what useless body part it once belonged to
a tailbone
This soulful ballad by Sam Smith won for 2014
Stay With Me
Boston 12/16/1773
Boston Tea Party
This man became the oldest world heavyweight boxer at 46 years old as well as holding the record for longest interval between world titles of 20 years
George Foreman
To use a foot & a pedal to get a motorcycle going
kick-start
Not only do men have nipples, they also have these accompanying glands that serve no male purpose
mammary glands
She might not live but a crucial body part of hers will live on in this Grammy winning song
My Heart will go on
Washington 8/18/1920
19th amendment ratified/ women gain the right to vote
Fox Sports:
This Utah Jazz man, aka the Mailman, "may be the first human to be even more chiseled than his own statue"
Karl Malone
To windmill, headspin or elbow hop like a b-boy
breakdance
We can't use it to detect pheromones like other animals, but we have a vestigial version of Jacobson's organ in this body part
Beating out Shaboozey and Taylor Swift "K." won for this diss track last year
Not Like Us