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The idea that small changes can lead to vastly different outcomes, aka this effect, causes quite a "flap" among mathematicians

Butterfly Effect

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You'll find Australian National University in this capital city

Canberra

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Timbits

Tim Hortons

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Prejudiced: this hyphenated word that shows your brain is accessible

Open-minded

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Fans mourned the 2026 death of Nicholas Brendan, Xander on this series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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The effect of this effect is that patients sometimes get better even when treated with inactive substances or fake procedures

Placebo Effect

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Founded by Henry VIII, Trinity is the largest college, in number of undergraduate students, at this English university

Cambridge

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Teen Burger

A&W

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Adult: a supplemental course of higher study

Minor

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"Young Sherlock" stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin as the title hero & Dónal Finn as him, Sherlock's pal, for now

Moriarty

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Due to this effect named for a home invader of lore, people seek out options that are not too extreme, i.e., "just right"

Goldilocks Effect

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It's a 10- to 15-minute walk from the university of this city, established in the 1300s, to the famous Leaning Tower

Pisa

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DAILY DOUBLE

Mango Hurricane

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Lazy: this very end of the alphabet word

Zealous

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Abby Elliott plays Natalie, aka "Sugar", who keeps the Berzattos in line on this series

The Bear

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DAILY DOUBLE

This psychological effect is named for a leader who didn't die in prison in the '80s, though many people wrongly recalled otherwise

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Mexico's M.I.T., actually with initials T.d.M., is this Nuevo Leon state capital's institute of technology

Monterrey

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Dave’s Triple

Wendy’s

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Despotic: this word that also starts with "D" & ends with "C"

Democratic

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"Frolic", a circusy sounding march by Italian film composer Luciano Michelini, was used as the theme to this HBO series

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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It’s the change of frequency of a sound wave affected by motion

Doppler Effect

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The University of Macedonia is in this Greek city once known as Salonika

Thessaloniki

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Hook & Ladder

Firehouse Subs

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Increase: this little word indicating a seaward flow

Ebb

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Cillian Murphy played gangster Thomas Shelby in this period piece

Peaky Blinders