Furniture chain founded in Sweden
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IKEA The IKEA furniture stores use the colors blue and yellow for brand recognition. Blue and yellow are the national colors of Sweden, where IKEA was founded and is headquartered. IKEA is a Swedish-founded multinational group that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, ...
Elbow room
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LEEWAY Our word “leeway” meaning “spare margin” is nautical in origin. A vessel’s leeway is the amount of drift motion away from her intended course that is caused by the action of the wind. “Leeway” can have different meanings depending on the context. Here ...
Walgreens rival
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CVS CVS receipts are famous for their length and the amount of information they contain and have become somewhat of a pop culture phenomenon. They are so long because they are designed to include as much information as possible about purchases, including details about ...
“Elon Musk” biographer Walter
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ISAACSON The multi-talented Walter Isaacson served as managing editor of “Time” magazine from 1996 to 2001, head of CNN from 2001 to 2003, and head of the Aspen Institute from 2003 to 2018. He also wrote several high-profile biographies, examining the lives of Henry ...
Unhappy returns?
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BAD KARMA Karma is a religious concept with its basis in Indian faiths. Karma embraces the notion of cause and effect. Good deeds have good consequences at some later point in one’s life, one’s future life, or one’s afterlife. And, bad deeds have bad ...
Movsesian who co-hosts “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend”
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SONA Sona Movsesian became personal assistant to talk show host Conan O’Brien in 2009. Over the years, she has appeared in several TV segments with her boss, and she started co-hosting the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast in 2018. Now she’s an author, ...
Min. parts
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SECS We use base-10, the decimal system for our numbers. Base-60, the sexagesimal system, was used by the ancient Babylonians. This ancient usage gives rise to our 60 seconds in a minute, and 360 (6 x 60) degrees in a circle. ...
Garage cacophony
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CAR ALARM “Cacophony” is such a lovely word, a word used to describe a harsh or jarring sound. The term arises from the Greek “kakos” (bad) and “phone” (voice). “Garage cacophony” likely refers to a noisy or chaotic situation associated with a garage. The ...
Melodramatic fare
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SOAPS A melodrama is a play or film that usually pits good against evil, with an obvious hero or heroine vying against an obvious villain. Melodrama has evolved over time, originating in the 18th century as a drama for which there was a musical ...
Operating system developed by Bell Labs
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UNIX Unix is a computer operating system that was developed at Bell Labs in 1969. The initial name for the project was Uniplexed Information and Computing Service (Unics), and this evolved over time into “Unix”. Unix is a powerful, multiuser, multitasking operating system originally ...
Drink with foam art
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LATTE “Latte art” is the name given to the designs that can be drawn on the surface of coffee drinks. Some of those designs can be quite intricate. Latte art is a method of preparing coffee, particularly espresso-based drinks, where the barista creates decorative ...
Actress Woodard
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ALFRE Alfre Woodard is an actress from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Woodard was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the 1983 film “Cross Creek”. Off the stage and screen, she is very active in the Democratic Party. Alfre Woodard is an accomplished American actress, ...
Retail giant that owns Food 4 Less and Ralphs
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KROGER The Kroger supermarket chain is the largest grocery store company in the US. It is also the second largest retailer in the country, after Walmart, and the fifth largest retailer in the world. The company was founded in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio by ...
Jai __
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ALAI Even though jai alai is often said to be the fastest sport in the world because of the speed of the ball, golf balls usually get going at a greater clip. Although, as a blog reader once pointed out to me, you don’t ...
“Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” channel
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GSN Game Show Network (GSN) “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” is a worldwide game show franchise that started out in the UK in 1998. The US version of the show debuted in 1999 with Regis Philbin as the host. The Indian version is ...
Court fig.
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STENO Stenography is the process of writing in shorthand. The term comes from the Greek “steno” (narrow) and “graphe” (writing). A stenographer might be a court reporter, or a person provided captions accompanying a live television broadcast. Stenography is the practice or art of ...
Avoid the downside in a corn investment?
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HEDGE MAIZE (from “hedge maze”) “Maize” is another name for “corn”. Even though there is more maize grown in the world than wheat or rice, a relatively small proportion of the total maize crop is consumed directly by humans. That’s because a lot of ...
Oldest Haim sister
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ESTE Haim is a Los Angeles band consisting of three Haim sisters: Este, Danielle and Alana. The oldest sister in the musical band Haim is Este Haim. Este was born on March 14, 1986. Haim is a pop rock band consisting of three sisters: ...
Punishes with a fine
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MULCTS “Mulct” is a term used primarily in civil law for a fine, a financial penalty imposed by a court. The term “mulct” is a noun and a verb, and it typically refers to a fine or penalty imposed for a violation or wrongdoing. ...
Jack kin
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MUENSTER Muenster is an American cheese, not to be confused with Munster cheese which is from the department called Vosges in the northeast of France. The American cheese is named for the German city of Münster (also “Muenster”) in the northwest of the country, ...
