Blindness

Total disfunction of the eyes.

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Visine

A liquid that soothes the eyes and is made by Pfizer Corporation.

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International House of Pancakes

A restaurant chain which serves pancakes from several countries at over a thousand locations in the United States and Canada.

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St. Patrick's Day

A holiday celebrated on March 17 to honor a 5th century Irish bishop.

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Cannonballs

Spherical iron projectiles fired from cannons in the days of pirates.

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Arsenic

A poisonous, metallic, usually gray element.

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Random play

A sexual encounter in which the participants enter with no knowledge of each other.

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Le Corbusier (Charles Edward Jeanneret)

A twentieth century architect who gained international fame for his massive, modernist building schemes and municipal plans.

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Ox scapula

The shoulder blade of a castrated bull.

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Roman Numerals

The ancient Roman system, which used various arrangements of the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M to indicate whole numbers.

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Pencils

Long, wood-encased graphite rods used for writing.

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Domestic violence

Physical assault on one's spouse.

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Personal blogs

An online journal about one's own life.

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Patient

Relaxed in spite of delay.

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The Daily Tar Heel

The student-run daily newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Quarters

Coins with 119 ridges that are worth 25 American cents.

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Water fountains

Public fixtures that emit chilled drinking water and collect the unused portion in a drain.

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Honey

A viscous liquid made by bees that contains a small amount of potassium and very few other nutrients.

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Pharaohs

Ancient Egyptian kings.

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Joseph Farah

Joseph Farah is Editor of the online news site WorldNetDaily.

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R.E.M. Perfect Square DVD

A Digital Video Disc (DVD) featuring the band R.E.M.'s 2003 performance at Wiesbaden, Germany.

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Correcting

Righting incorrect information.

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AIDS

Also known as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, this immunological disorder kills millions of people each year.

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Munchos

A puffy, fried, potato-based snack made by Frito-Lay Corporation.

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Asp

One of many small, venomous snake species of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Bass clarinet

A tall brass instrument whose range is an octave below that of the smaller B-flat clarinet.

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Radish

The red, edible root of the plant Raphanus sativus.

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Fist

A hand with fingers and thumb bent into and closed over the palm.

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Comments

An optional feature of weblogs that allows readers to write public responses to the author's posts.

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Wechselstrom

A German word meaning "alternating current."

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Snowglobes

Clear plastic or glass bulbs filled with water, mock scenery, and artificial "snow."

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Irrational dislike of 3

A preference against the number three, possibly based on the Indian superstition that it is "the witches' number," but otherwise having no rational basis.

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Arc

A segment of a circle.

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Clocks

Non-watch mechanical devices that tell time.

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Cocks

Adult male chickens.

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Desk calendars

Small calendars with a single, removable page for each day of the year.

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Apostrophes

Comma-shaped punctuation marks that indicate possession or the contraction of words.

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