1999
In 1999, this optimistic sea sponge, living in a pineapple under the sea, made his debut on Nickelodeon and became an instant cartoon icon.
SpongeBob SquarePants
The middle value in a set of statistical values
the median
This pop star has lupus and received a kidney transplant in 2017 from her friend
Selena Gomez
In Little Women, Beth March develops this illness, which is marked by a red, sandpaper-like rash and a strawberry tongue.
Scarlet fever
Born in this west Texas town which used to be the "wool capital of the world"
San Angelo
This singer released the smash hit “...Baby One More Time,” launching her career and making her a pop sensation
Britney Spears
A means of mass communication, or a psychic communicating with the dead
a medium
This reality star, known for her famous family, has shared that she struggles with psoriasis, a condition that causes red, flaky patches on the skin.
Kim Kardashian
Characterized by fever, nausea, and jaundice, this aptly-named viral infection often causes liver damage and has been historically associated with tropical regions
Yellow fever
He almost decided to switch to this medical specialty during his third year of medical school...
OBGYN
At only 23 years old, this man won his first PGA Championship and would go on to become one of the most decorated golfers in history.
Tiger Woods
9-letter term for a large disk worn as an ornament on a chain around the neck
a medallion
This actor, known for playing Wolverine, has had multiple instances of basal cell carcinoma and regularly shares his experiences with skin cancer prevention.
Hugh Jackman
Mary may be to blame for you getting this disease caused by a salmonella bacterium.
Typhoid Fever
He performed this role in a ballet production of The Nutcracker for three years
the Prince
This blockbuster film, directed by The Wachowskis, introduced the concept of "bullet time" and became a cultural phenomenon in 1999.
The Matrix
Almost a million square miles, it's bordered by 3 continents
the Mediterranean Sea
Known for his breakout role on Netflix’s Queer Eye reboot, he was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 25 but didn’t reveal it until 7 years later in his memoir, Over the Top.
Jonathan Van Ness
Psittacosis, better known as this, is often contracted from infected macaws or cockatiels.
Parrot fever
Before gymnastics, he played this sport for several years
Soccer
Introduced on Jan 1 of this year, this "single currency" has become one of the world's most traded currencies
the Euro
This program is jointly funded by the federal and state governments but is administered by the states themselves.
medicaid
This actress and humanitarian underwent a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases the risk of breast cancer.
Angelina Jolie
Despite the name, this desert-born fungal infection isn’t a music fest vibe—just a dusty souvenir some Coachella-goers unknowingly take home from the California soil.
Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)
He originally studied this niche yet "great" major at Baylor before switching to Medical Humanities
Great Texts of the Western Tradition