Sea Monsters
The name given to the legendary lake monster which supposedly resides in Lake Champlain, located along the Vermont-New York-Canadian borders.
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The show is currently in its 19th series, which, according to the BBC website, will have this number of episodes.
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Corgis are closely related to this non-stubby breed, also in the Spitz family of dogs, characterized by their thick fur and pointed ears and muzzle.
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Finkel earned a PhD in Assyriology from this university.
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Best known for grabbing children from the edge of lakes and ponds; in the Harry Potter series, they appear as small, horned water demons.
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Mary Beard's father, who she once described as "a complete wastrel, but very engaging" worked in this profession.
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The UK Rural Urban Classification is an Official Statistic used to distinguish rural and urban areas. The Classification defines areas as rural if they are outside settlements with more than this many residents.
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This breed has one of the longest life expectancies of any dog breed, 15-20 years.
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Finkel was raised in this religion but turned atheist during his teenage years.
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The Original Biblical Sea Monster. Hangs out near the Hellmouth.
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In her essay "Dead Man Laughing" Zadie Smith recalled her father's enthusiasm for this British comedy troupe.
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Statistics published by the county councils network show that more than two-thirds of England's rural counties are below the national average speed for this.
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The word corgi means this in Welsh.
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Dr. Finkel's official job title.
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In Babylonian Mythology, primordial ocean/chaos monster who created the cosmos by mating with the god of fresh water.
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Chris Froome's father, Clive, played this sport on the English junior national team.
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The Halifax Quality of Life Survey, an annual list of the top 50 places in Britain with the best quality of life, listed the town of Hart in this county as the best location for 2018.
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This breed's hunting and tunneling instincts may lead to bioturbation of their owners' gardens.
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In the early 1970s Finkel spent three years as a Research Fellow at this institute.
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In The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo and his companions are attacked by this tentacled creature, which lurks in the lake outside the mines of Moria.
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According to some random Internet lore, this is Doctor Who's father's name.
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A County Parish Holding Number and a Movement License are required if you want to keep these on your land anywhere in the UK.
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This small breed was companion of Chinese emperors, and later the mascot of Holland’s royal House of Orange.
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Finkel is on the editorial board of the IBGSA, which is an acronym for this.
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