Herstory
The deaths of half a million Iraqi children was worth it to achieve policy goals, according to this first female Secretary of State
Who is Madeleine Albright?
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, meaning "water pig that enjoys water" is the largest rodent in the world.
What is a capybara?
It's not a gang! This Impractical Joker filmed an exposee on a biker gang, which ended in him getting wedgied.
Who is Joe Gatto?
A device for shaping wood by removing thin layers of material with a cutting blade, this tool is typically a metal iron, used to create flat surfaces, reduce thickness, or produce decorative moldings.
What is a plane?
Over the 1990s, the New York Port Authority's insurers battled in court, demanding the World Trade Center Complex's renovation to remove up to 1000 tons of this fire retardant construction material, commonly known for causing mesothelioma. It is estimated that this endeavor would have cost $200 million to $1 billion.
What is asbestos?
Saint Olga of Kiev used these to burn down the Drevlian city of Iskorosten.
What are pigeons or sparrows or
(half points) birds?
As a response to some forms of physical stimuli, rats emit supersonic sounds interpreted as this.
What is laughing?
Braised beef is this.
What is brilliant?
This tool shapes edges and hollows out grooves by spinning a bit at high speed. It does not connect to your modem.
What is a router?
WTC 1 was known for having both an internal core of steel supports that would have supported the building on its own, as well at an outer sheath of steal supports. It's why it had such narrow windows, because between every window was a steel column. It collapsed into its footprint, all at once, at freefall speeds despite at most 15% of its weight falling on to itself. This story violates this one of Isaac Newton's 3 laws of motion.
What is Isaac Newton's first OR third law?
Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to officially run for president, made her historic run in this election year.
When was 1872?
Naked mole rats are extremely resistant to this ailment that plagues almost every other mammal.
What is cancer?
Who is Tanka Jahari?
“The mother of all machine tools,” this device rotates a workpiece so it can be shaped, cut, or drilled with precision.
What is a lathe?
A nationally televised explosion; a resulting fire. A plane; pulverized. A 110 story building; demolished. Yet, we can thank the State Department for its resilient work, as one of these legal documents belonging to terrorist Satam al-Suqami was found hundreds of feet away, intact and completely legible.
What is a passport?
Among the numerous foreign nations that donated to the Clinton Foundation during the 2016 election cycle, this Middle Eastern country stood out, donating more than $10,000,000.
What is Saudi Arabia?
Castor fiber, or canadensis. Known kurwa.
What is bober or beaver?
This least populated NYC borough is the home of all four Impractical Jokers.
What is Staten Island?
In joinery, this interlocking joint resembling bird anatomy is prized for both strength and aesthetics.
What is a dovetail joint?
Prematurely reported up to 20 minutes before it actually occurred, this WTC building collapsed completely into its footprint, all at once, at freefall speeds, despite being hit by zero planes.
What is WTC 7?
After her father's territory was illegally annexed following his death, this British heroine led a revolt against the Romans in ancient London.
Who was Boudicca?
African giant pouched rats have found this peculiar use in modern West African warfare.
What is sniffing for landmines?
Before becoming the Impractical Jokers, the four had a live comedy troupe named after this cut of meat.
What are The Tenderloins?
This newfangled yet reliable screw has a drive shaped like a 6 sided star. Suspicious.
What is a torx screw?
Larry Silverstein, owner of the World Trade Center, who took out an insurance policy covering terrorism 7 weeks before the attacks, for which he received $4,500,000,000, famously never missed work, except on 9/11/2001, to attend a doctors appointment of this branch of medicine.
What is dermatology?