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Yesterday, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed 20 people in Afghanistan, a country located in this continent.
What is Asia?
This word starts with E.
The repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves.
What is an echo?
Albuterol, sold under brand name Ventolin, causes the relaxation of airway smooth muscle and helps treat this long-term inflammatory disease of the lungs.
What is asthma?
This sitcom aired on NBC from 1982 to 1993 and featured Sam Malone, a former Red Sox pitcher who owned a bar called the Beacon Hill. It starred Ted Danson and Shelley Long.
What is "Cheers"?
This leader of the Indian independence movement, who participated in a march for freedom, said:
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
What is Mexico?
This word starts with E.
To do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
What is eradicate?
Omeprazole, sold under brand name Prilozec, is a proton-pump inhibitor used to treat this disease that is abbreviated as GERD.
What is gastrointestinal reflux disease?
This sitcom aired on NBC from 1985 to 1992 and is about four older women who own a home in Miami.
What is "The Golden Girls"?
This 20th century U.S. president during WWII famously said:
"The only we have to fear is fear itself."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Yesterday, Prime Minister Samia Hassan was sworn into office after a rigged election where she won 98% of the vote in the country of Tanzania, which contains Mt. Kilimanjaro and is located in this continent.
What is Africa?
This word starts with E.
To lift up or raise higher.
What is elevate?
Losartan, sold under brand name Cozaar, blocks angiotensin receptors on the kidneys and blood vessels in order to reduce this metric, which is measured as two numbers (systolic and diastolic).
What is blood pressure?
This sitcom aired on NBC from 1979 to 1988 and features a character named Mrs. Edna Garrett, a dietician at the all-girls Eastland School.
What is "The Facts of Life"?
This man, a Founding Father of the U.S. and the inventor of bifocals, said:
"Well done is better than well said."
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum, which began construction in 2005, officially opened three days ago and is about 1 mile from this pyramid, the largest of Egypt.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
This word starts with E.
The reflux of tide toward the sea.
What is ebb?
Gabapentin, sold under brand name Neurontin, is used to treat this type of neurological disorder characterized by a tendency for recurrent, unprovoked seizures.
What is epilepsy?
This sitcom aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989 and was set in Columbus, Ohio during the Reagan Administration. It features a hippie mother and her conservative son, Alex P. Keaton.
What is "Family Ties"?
This famous baseball player who played for the Yankees and Red Sox from 1914-1935 said:
"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
Who is Babe Ruth?
A few days ago, President Donald Trump threatened to use military force in Nigeria to protect followers of this religion from radical Islamic terrorism.
What is Christianity?
This word starts with E.
A proclamation having the force of law.
What is edict?
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This drug, sold under brand name Glucophage, is used to treat type II diabetes by reducing gluconeogenesis in the liver and increasing insulin uptake throughout the body.
What is metformin?
This sitcom aired on NBC from 1981 to 1987 and was set in the fictional suburb of Glenlawn, CA. It features a widowed police chief, Carl Kanisky, his three children and his housekeeper, Nell Harper. During the final season, the Kanisky family moved to New York.
What is "Gimme a Break!"?
This man, the tallest U.S. president, said:
"Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?