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FAMOUS DUOS (continued): • Most folks have visited a Barnes & Noble bookstore somewhere in North America. Do you know the history of the last remaining national bookstore chain? Gilbert Noble was hired as a clerk at a New York City bookstore called Arthur Hinds & Company in 1886. Eight years later, the 30-year-old Noble was made a partner and the shop became Hinds & Noble, an arrangement that endured 23 years. In 1917, Noble bought out Hinds and took on a new partner, Williams Barnes, and the stores remained family-owned until 1966. The current owners have grown the company into the largest retailer of books in North America, a Fortune 500 company that operates 640 stores. • In May of 1939, DC Comics introduced the superhero known as “The Bat-Man,” created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. Underneath the cape, Batman is known as American billionaire and playboy Bruce Wayne. Wayne had witnessed the murder of his parents as a child and vowed to take revenge on all criminals. Batman has no superpowers, but rather depends on his genius intelligence, physical abilities, and martial arts skills to battle crime. In 1940, DC introduced his sidekick, Robin, the Boy Wonder, a young circus acrobat named Dick Grayson. Grayson’s parents had been murdered by a gangster who sabotaged the trapeze equipment. Grayson begged Batman to bring the murderers to justice, and Bruce Wayne responded by making the boy his legal ward, training him with the skills necessary to fight crime by the Caped Crusader’s side in Gotham City.
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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have a large male dog, and so does my mother-in-law. They have a history of fighting: Both dogs and my husband needed medical treatment after the last fight. We keep them separated, but would like to be able to put them and my mother-inlaw’s two female dogs out at the same time. They are only aggressive with each other. We have been thinking of buying muzzles for the males and letting them get used to one another. What do you think? -- J.S., via email DEAR J.S.: What’s going on here is aggression used to gain dominance: Both dogs want to be the boss of the backyard. If the dogs only fight with one another, then this is a battle over territory. As long as they share the same space, even with muzzles on, they will fight. And if there are bitches in the area, they’ll fight
even more. If neither dog will be used for breeding, seriously consider having them neutered; it will curb their aggression. If you choose not to have them neutered, or if they still show aggression after the procedure, you’ll have to keep them separated. When one male goes outside, the other must stay inside. Of course, the guy stuck inside will go nuts if he knows his arch-enemy is running around “his” territory, so draw the shades and close the doors. In the meantime, distract your dog’s attention by increasing the frequency of his training and play sessions. The truth is, you’re the boss, not him. He must learn to obey you and not leap forward into a fight. Your in-laws must do the same with their dog. Aggression of any kind should not be permitted. Send your questions or pet care tips to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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FAMOUS DUOS (continued): • The term “Siamese twins” had its origins with two brothers Chang and Eng, born in Siam (now Thailand) in 1811. The brothers were joined at the sternum by a very superficial connection of skin tissue, one that could easily be separated by surgery today. They toured with P.T. Barnum’s traveling circus for several years, after which they purchased a small plantation in North Carolina. Interestingly, these conjoined twins married sisters and shared a large bed built for four in their home. Chang fathered 11 children, and Eng, 10. The number of their descendants is more than 1,500, including Chang’s greatgreat-granddaughter Caroline Shaw, a 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner and Chang’s greatgranddaughter Alex Sink, a former Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and former gubernatorial candidate. • P.T. Barnum established his showman career with his first traveling show at age 25. In addition to conjoined twins Chang and Eng, he exhibited General Tom Thumb, a 3.35-fttall (102 cm) gentleman who happened to be a distant relative of Barnum. Barnum taught Thumb, real name Charles Stratton, how to sing, dance, mime, and impersonate famous people. In 1871, he launched the “Greatest Show on Earth,” a traveling circus, animal menagerie, and museum. A competing circus, owned by James Bailey, featured an African elephant. Barnum, after making several attempts to purchase the elephant from his competition and being refused each time, agreed to merge his circus, and in 1881, the Barnum & Bailey Circus was born. The two gentlemen operated their circus together for 10 years until Barnum’s death. Following Bailey’s death in 1906, the circus was purchased by the Ringling Brothers.
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the $50-$200 range (with original box, $150-$450). I grew up on a ranch and our family bull was named Richard. My granddad took a picture of me when I was about 3 years old sitting on Richard’s back. Obviously our Richard was rather peaceful, and I suspect a close cousin of Ferdinand. *** Q: I purchased an old treadle sewing machine at auction that is only identified as being a “Domestic.” I can’t find anything about the company. Can you help me? -- Steve, Davenport, Iowa A: The Domestic Sewing Machine Company was founded in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1869. It continued until the early 1920s when it was acquired by the White Sewing Machine Company. *** Q: I have a pair of sunglasses with “Reagan ‘84” on them, obviously a campaign item. Do these glasses have any value, and are they collectible? -Levetta, Albuquerque, New Mexico A: I suspect your sunglasses would retail for about $20. Most political items are collectible. Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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* The earliest known brothel was located in Sumer (now southeastern Iraq), all the way back in 3300 B.C.E. * The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which took place in Tombstone, Arizona, at about 3 p.m. on Oct. 26, 1881, is probably the most famous shootout in the history of the Old West. You might be surprised to learn, though, that the gunfight didn’t actually happen at the O.K. Corral, or even next to it -- the gunfight took place in an empty lot six doors down. * A futurist in the 1950s made the following prediction: “There will come a time when every country in the world will have a computer.” * Etymology -- the study of words’ history, their origins and how their form and meaning have changed over time -- is fascinating. For example, take the term “shilly-shally,” meaning to vacillate. In the 18th century, “shill” was another form of “shall,” and people trying to make a difficult decision might ask themselves “Shill I? Shall I?” Over time it was shortened to the form we use today. * If your scissors are getting dull, don’t waste time and effort with sharpening stones; all you have to do is cut up sheets of sandpaper to hone the cutting edges. * Those who study such things say that if you added up the body masses of all the people on the planet right now, it would amount to roughly 750 billion pounds. *** Thought for the Day: “In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable and necessary.” -- Kathleen Norris (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com FAMOUS DUOS (continued): • Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn met on a cruise ship where Seigfried performed magic and Roy was a waiter. Shortly after Siegfried sought Roy’s assistance during a show, they began performing as a duo. Roy had been around exotic animals since he was 10 through a family friend, the founder of the Bremen, Germany, zoo. The pair worked together for more than 40 years, totaling 5,750 shows together, primarily at Las Vegas’ Mirage Hotel. In 2003, while working with the show’s trademark white tigers, Roy was bitten on the neck by a 7-year-old male tiger during a show. Siegfried and Roy claim that Roy suffered a stroke during the performance and that the tiger picked him up and moved him to safety. Roy suffered severe blood loss and was partially paralyzed for many months. The Mirage was forced to lay off 267 crew members associated with the show, suffering a loss of $45 million in annual ticket sales. • Nearly everyone has seen a Christmas card with the image of a Currier and Ives winter scene. Nathaniel Currier was 15 years old in 1828 when he became an apprentice in a Boston lithography shop to learn engraving and printing. Seven years later he had his own company at 1 Wall Street in New York City, where he printed and duplicated pictures, music, architectural plans, and a host of other items. He became the first to provide illustrations for a newspaper, which to that point had no pictures to accompany news stories. At age 39, he hired a new bookkeeper, James Ives, who was also a fine artist. They eventually formed a partnership that produced more than 7,500 different images, and over one million prints using hand-colored lithography.
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UNUSUAL ANIMALS: RAPTORS This week, Tidbits takes to the air in honor of National Raptor Month, investigating the facts on these birds of prey. • Raptors are carnivores (meat eaters) that dine on mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, rodents, and other birds. The word raptor has its origins in the Latin word “rapere,” which translates “to seize or capture.” • The fact that a bird hunts and eats meat does not automatically make it a raptor. Raptors have three distinct characteristics that distinguish them from other birds – hooked beaks with sharp edges, feet with sharp, curved claws or talons, and keen eyesight. • The 446 species of raptors include falcons, osprey, hawks, eagles, vultures, and owls. Most are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day, with all owls being nocturnal, active by night. • Owls have soft-edged feathers that allow them to fly silently. Their eyes face forward so that they are only able to see what is right in front of them. In order to see things around them, they use their 14 neck muscles to rotate their heads up to 270 degrees in one direction. The Northern hawk owl’s superb vision enables the bird to detect its prey up to half a mile away (0.8 km). • Falcons can fly at speeds of more than 100 mph (161 km/hr), and peregrine falcons can dive at twice that speed. Peregrines are found on every continent except Antarctica. • An osprey’s diet is fish, and they build their nests near the water in treetops or platforms on top of man-made poles if there is a shortage of trees in their area. These raptors are excellent fishermen, with the average time spent before making a catch about 12 minutes.
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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 RAPTORS (continued): • The diet of the large black raptors known as vultures consists of dead meat. They won’t find their prey on the day that it is killed, because it is too fresh and doesn’t have enough odor to attract the birds. By the second and third days, the prey has decayed enough for the vulture to detect the stench. But by the fourth day, the meat is so rotten that even the vultures won’t eat it. A vulture’s head is bare and featherless to discourage infection as they dine on rotten meat. • The most common species of eagles found throughout North America are the bald eagle and the golden eagle. In fact, the bald eagle is found only in North America. Its white head and tail and bright yellow beak do not appear until the raptor is three to four years old. Its wingspan can reach lengths of 7 feet (2.13 m). The bald eagles’ nests can measure up to 6 feet (1.8 m) wide and weigh nearly 100 lbs. (45.4 kg). A nest measuring 9 feet (2.7 m) across and 20 feet high (6.1 m) was found in Florida, while one found in Ohio weighing over 4,400 lbs. (2 metric tons) fell to the ground when the tree it was in tumbled in the wind. The nest had been in use for 34 years. • Hawks show no mercy to their prey. After capturing a smaller bird with its feet, they repeatedly squeeze it until it’s dead or they might hold it underwater until it drowns. When preparing dinner for its family, the male will tear of the head of its prey and eat it. The hawk’s vision is amazing – 8 times greater than that of a human!
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TACOS In honor of National Taco Day on October 4, Tidbits dishes the facts on one of our favorite foods. • Americans consume about 4.5 billion tacos a year, with a total weight equaling that of two Empire State Buildings! There are an estimated 31,000 Mexican food restaurants in the U.S. • When explorer Hernando Cortez landed in the New World in 1519, he found the Aztecs making flat corn breads. The Aztec word for these little breads was tlaxcalli, but the Spanish gave them the name “tortilla,” (although today we usually refer to the flour version as a tortilla). Some anthropologists claim there is evidence indicating dwellers of the Valley of Mexico ate tacos filled with fish long before the 16th century. Some areas added small live insects, ants, locusts, and snails to their filling. • The first written record in the U.S. of a taco is in a 1905 Los Angeles newspaper. At a time when migrant workers were crossing over from Mexico to work in the mines and on the railroads, a group of women called the Chili Queens ran a street vendor business there. • In 1914, a cookbook called the California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book featured a taco recipe, made by putting “chopped, cooked beef and chili sauce in a tortilla made of meal and flour, folded, edges sealed together with egg; fried in deep fat, chili sauce served over it.” • The 1929 cookbook Ramona’s SpanishMexican Cookery contained six taco and tacquito recipes with various ingredients including pork snout, ears, jowls, kidneys, and livers. Also featured were cream cheese tacos, egg tacos, and Mexican tacos.
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By Keith Roach, M. D, Taking the Next Step in Weight-Loss Journey DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been trying to lose weight, with no results. I have cut back on carbs and sugar. In general, I watch what I eat. I also go to the YMCA and work out -- in the water mostly, because my legs hurt so much. I weigh 286 pounds. I would love to lose 100 pounds, but I am not having any luck. When I go to my primary-care doctor, he tells me that I need to lose weight. When I tell him what I have been doing to try to lose weight, he doesn’t believe me. I think I need more help with my weight problem. I don’t know if I should find a new doctor, or what! -- J.S.
ANSWER: I have heard variations of this story so many times from my own patients that I am sure you are trying. However, losing weight is a very difficult thing to do. Once your body has reached a certain weight, it is incredibly hard to get things turned around. Fortunately, it is possible for everyone to lose weight. But you certainly do need some help. So does your primary-care doctor. As an alternative to getting a new one, I think it might be worthwhile to see an expert in weight loss, since this is a field requiring knowledge of new medications, as well as potentially using medications approved for other conditions in an “off label” way to help you lose weight. One of the first things to look at is the medicines you already take. Most primary-care doctors don’t know (and I mightn’t have, if I didn’t work at an institution where research and teaching about this goes on) how many medications for blood pressure, depression, epilepsy and diabetes (among others) can cause weight gain as a side effect. Sometimes switching medications can help a great deal. Most primary-care doctors are uncomfortable prescribing medications for weight loss, especially after the disaster caused by the combination of dexfenfluramine and phentermine (fen-phen). There are newer and safer medications now. Metabolic conditions such as Cushing’s disease and hypothyroidism need to be looked for. Careful evaluation of the diet -- using food diaries and often enlisting the expertise of a registered dietician nutritionist -- is of paramount importance. Since there is so much misinformation, I almost always find people eating unhealthy foods and avoiding healthy ones, to their detriment. You should be congratulated on finding an exercise that you can do, and be encouraged to do so every day. Finally, since you are 100 pounds or so overweight, your doctor also should consider the risks and benefits of bariatric surgery, the most effective way (and only reliable one for most people) of losing that much weight. *** DR. ROACH WRITES: After I wrote about essential tremor, several people who suffer from this condition, as well as several clinicians, wrote to tell me about a product called Liftware that helps many (but not all) people with hand tremor eat with less difficulty. It’s a handle that you can attach a fork or spoon to, and it reduces the amount of shaking. It’s available at liftlabsdesign. com. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2016 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved
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1. Name the last team before the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015 to have two winning streaks of at least 11 games in the same season? 2. In 2015, Texas pitcher Yovani Gallardo became the fourth native of Mexico to win at least 100 major-league games. Name two of the first three to do it. 3. In what sport other than football is legendary running back Jim Brown a member of a Hall of Fame? 4. In 2015, Denzel Valentine became the fourth player in Michigan State men’s basketball history to have a triple-double in a game. Name two of the first three to do it. 5. Which country has won the most Ice Hockey World Championships? 6. In 2016, bowler Jesper Svensson, 20, became the youngest player to win the PBA’s Tournament of Champions. Who had been the youngest? 7. Between 2000 and 2016, how many horses won the first two races (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes) of the Triple Crown? (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Talk, Talk, Talk Just once, I would like to hear someone call in to a sports-radio talk show and announce that he’s a “first time listener, last time caller” and then proceed to unleash a torrent of criticism regarding whatever topic comes to mind. I suppose that it’s meant as some sort of flattery toward the host of the show, but I’m thinking it means something else, a deep-seated need for attention from the guy behind the microphone. What else could it possibly be? And, you know, the caller gets the attention he craves because what’s the host gonna say? He’s gonna say “thank you” because the listeners are the ones who make his job possible. As a kid, I grew up listening to “Art Rust Jr. Sports Talk” on 770 WABC in New York. The guy was a living encyclopedia of sports (and jazz) knowledge. His show began in 1981, when he was supposed to do a pre-game introduction of the Yankees game. Then, when the players went on strike, WABC made perhaps one of the best decisions in modern radio history by keeping him on the air for three hours straight, “talking about sports” with his lone producer, Steve Malzberg (himself now a successful broadcaster). And he was the only sports talk radio show in the entire tri-state area. That’s inconceivable in today’s world. Without “Arthur George,” as he called himself, I probably wouldn’t be a sports writer or journalist. He would weave stories about Sonny Liston, Ali and Rocky Marciano seamlessly into yarns about Joe DiMaggio and George Selkirk. He made me understand the intricacies of baseball far better than any coach I ever had. We always knew who listened, too. When we played football in the backyard, a good quarterback was really able to “fling that leather.” A great wiffleball pitcher could “hum that rock,” and a home-run hitter could always be counted on to “poke that pea right out of the patch.” All terms employed by Art Rust Jr. Every once in awhile we would muster the guts to call him up, but it was a long-distance call and the wait times could be long, so we stopped. Soon, along came a 24-hour sports radio station with a 1-800 number, so we gradually drifted over to that station. Oh, and we made calls, too. We often would call Howie Rose, now the Mets and Islanders announcer, and each time we would give him a running count of how we were “long-time listeners (the show had been on less than a month), 27th time caller.” Oh, how zany we were. Nowadays, I love Michael Kay’s interview show, and without a doubt, the funniest sports talk show I have ever heard has been in Dallas, where the morning crew at The Ticket keep me in stitches. YouTube “Donald Trump vs. Mark Cuban” or “Michael Irvin’s School Closing” and you’ll see what I mean. Classic stuff. Art Rust Jr. slipped this vale of tears in 2010, joining his beloved Edna in the great ball orchard in the sky. His sign off is something I will never forget, and it works aptly here: “Yesterday’s a canceled check, tomorrow is a promissory note and today is all the time we have, so spend it wisely.” Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Chowder clams are flavorful but tough and must be chopped after cooking. Substitute cherrystone clams, if you like; there’s no need to chop them. 5 cups water 36 chowder or cherrystone clams, scrubbed 5 slices bacon, finely chopped 1 large (12 ounce) onion, finely chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped 2 stalks celery, finely chopped 1 pound (3 medium) all-purpose potatoes, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 bay leaf 1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 can (28 ounces) plum tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 3/4 teaspoon salt 1. In nonreactive 8-quart saucepot, heat 1 cup water to boiling over high heat. Add clams; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until clams open, 5 to 10 minutes, transferring clams to bowl as they open. Discard any clams that have not opened. 2. When cool enough to handle, remove clams from shells and coarsely chop. Strain clam broth through sieve lined with paper towels into bowl. 3. In same clean saucepot, cook bacon over medium heat until browned; add onion and cook until tender, 5 minutes. Add carrots and celery; cook 5 minutes. 4. Add clam broth to bacon mixture in saucepot. Add potatoes, remaining 4 cups water, bay leaf, thyme and pepper; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with their liquid, breaking them up with side of spoon, and simmer 10 minutes longer. 5. Stir in chopped clams and heat through. Discard bay leaf and sprinkle with parsley. Taste for seasoning; add salt as needed. Makes about 12 cups, or 12 first-course servings. * Each serving: About 117 calories, 6g total fat (2g saturated), 5g protein, 12g carbohydrates, 12mg cholesterol, 342mg sodium. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/ recipes/. (c) 2016 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved
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By now we know that exercise is good for us. It helps to postpone aging and keeps us healthier. Even knowing that, however, not all of us do what we should. Now there’s research reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that points fingers at who isn’t active. The study collected information from more than 300,000 adults over the age of 50. For the sake of definition, “inactivity” was not doing any activity outside of daily-living tasks. Here’s what we now know from the research: * More than one-fourth of adults over age 50 don’t do any physical activity ... at all. By age 75, that number jumped up to one-third. * More women were inactive than men. The lower the education, the lower the amount of activity. The higher the body mass index (BMI), the lower the rate of activity. * Those living in the South were the most idle, while the West and Northeast were the most active. * Having one of seven chronic diseases increased the numbers of inactive participants. * Excuses for inactivity ranged from having a limited number of places to be active to not knowing how, given their own physical limitations. These reasons for not being active have a ring of truth. If we live in an area with no sidewalks and we don’t drive, we won’t be doing much walking. In some areas, the sidewalks might not be safe anyway. However, we don’t need to walk or run for our activity. We can do gardening, watch workout videos at home, ride a bike around the high-school track, dance around the living room, lift hand weights, take a low-impact fitness class and much more -- as long as we do something. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Operation Gratitude’s Shelves Nearly Empty Operation Gratitude needs our help. It recently had 1,332 volunteers assemble 11,280 care kits for first responders, depleting their stock of items for the boxes. And no wonder ... since the first of the year, they have assembled 167,122 care packages for the military and first responders. OpGrat started at Carolyn Blashek’s diningroom table outside Los Angeles in 2003, assembling packages to be shipped to active military in harm’s way. It’s never faltered, never failed to deliver. Thus far it has sent out 1.67 million care packages. Now the holidays are coming, always a big push for OpGrat. From now through the end of the year, volunteers will be asked to assemble and ship 20,000 packages per month. And the shelves are nearly empty. There are a number of ways you can help. Go online to www.operationgratitude.com/wishlist and view the wish list for the packages. Dental kits, food, games, DVDs, socks, lip balm, gift cards and handmade items ... the list is long. If you plan to send items, look on the OpGrat site for the Donation Form. Scroll down the wish list page and see how you can help via Amazon.com purchases. You won’t even have to box up and ship your donations because Amazon does that for you. Do a search on Amazon for Operation Gratitude’s Wish List, with items prioritized and quantity needed. Do you work for a company that makes any of the listed products and will donate in bulk? Let OpGrat know at angel@operationgratitude. com *** On another topic, do you like golf? The Veteran Golfers Association is having a championship tournament near Biloxi, Mississippi, in mid October. Per the news release, “Wounded veterans and Purple Heart recipients will make up nearly half the field.” For details, go online to www. vgachampionship.org. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
Answers 1. The Cleveland Indians, in 1954. 2. Fernando Valenzuela (173 victories), Esteban Loaiza (126) and Ismael Valdez (104). 3. The Lacrosse Hall of Fame. 4. Magic Johnson, Draymond Green and Charlie Bell. 5. The combined Soviet Union/Russian team has 27 world championships. Canada has 26. 6. Marshall Holman was 21 when he won the event in 1976. 7. Seven -- War Emblem (2002), Funny Cide (‘03), Smarty Jones (‘04), Big Brown (‘08), I’ll Have Another (‘12), California Chrome (‘14) and American Pharoah (‘15). .
Answers 1. Alfred Pennyworth 2. Akela 3. Sicily and Sardinia 4. Woodrow Wilson 5. Hindenburg 6. A dummy 7. Santa Maria 8. Reno, Nev. 9. Tuberculosis 10. Dr. Seuss
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