Everything is Relative
A tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case.
A Grandfather Clock
She Fell Among Thieves, a mystery by Dornford Yates, pseudonym of the English novelist Cecil William Mercer, was the first presentation of this PBS series.
Mystery
In addition to the bifocals and the lightning rod, this founding father also invented the rocking chair and odometer.
Benjamin Franklin
The largest living mammal; A shopping period of discounted prices.
Whale and Sale
This celebrated actress was 80 when she won an Oscar for Driving Miss Daisy.
Jessica Tandy
An organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as a strong, resilient, and iridescent inner-shell layer; it is also the material of which pearls are composed, hence it's name.
Mother of Pearl
The Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus in the tomb, is located in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, in this Italian city.
Turin
With almost 1100 patents to his credit around the world, this American inventor of the phonograph, kinetoscope and car battery is the most prolific inventor to have ever lived.
Thomas Edison
A state of deep sadness; To take and use something with the permission of its owner.
Sorrow and Borrow
This American hero, the first American to orbit the Earth 58 years ago today, was 77 when he returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998
John Glenn
A form of legal or social agreement between cities in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.
Sister Cities
Created in 1948, the Golden Age of American Animation, by the legendary Warner Brothers animator and voice actor, Tex Avery, this cartoon dog was known for his droopy face, slow speech and ability to outwit his opponents.
Droopy Dog
This Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, and mechanical engineer is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
Nikola Tesla
An item of news reported by one journalist or news organization before others; A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
Scoop and Stoop
In 1961 at age 79, this famous painter married 33-year-old Jacqueline Roque, the model in several of his paintings.
Pablo Picasso
A person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return.
Prodigal Son
This specific typesetting task is defined as, "the composition of text by means of arranging physical types or their digital equivalents."
Typesetting
In 1885, this German inventor created the motorized tricycle, which became the first "horseless carriage" to be driven by an internal combustion engine and lead directly to the first automobile.
Karl Benz
A food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet; proceeding from, ordered by or subject to a pope.
Staple and Papal
In 2002, this famous chef's 90th birthday celebrations included a butter tasting at a California's Copia museum in a kitchen named after her.
Julia Child
A term either used to express complete surprise, amazement or disbelief, or to point out the genuine impossibility of a situation, usually in a jeering fashion.
[I'll be] A Monkey's Uncle
Snakes on a Plane.
This American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, is credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons.
Robert Oppenheimer
The liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables; A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.
Juice and Sluice
This retired British physician completed the first edition of his thesaurus in 1852 at age 73.
Peter Mark Roget