Hook’s last words are “Floreat Etona”, which is Eton College’s motto. It is implied in the play that Hook attended Eton College, just outside London. Hook is Peter Pan’s sworn enemy, as Pan had cut off Hook’s hand causing it to be replaced by a “hook”. 30 Captain Hook’s henchman : SMEEĬaptain Hook is the bad guy in “Peter Pan”, the famous play by J. The conspiracy theorists got their day in the movies with the release of a pretty good sci-fi comedy in 1997 called “Men in Black”, starring Will Smith (as Agent J) and Tommy Lee Jones (as Agent K). Supposedly, these men are government agents whose job it is to suppress reports of alien landings. “Men in black” (MIB) are said to have appeared in the past whenever there have been reports of UFO sightings. 28 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster : MEN IN BLACK (“BLACK bear” with “ME”) The name “Cairo” is a European corruption of the city’s original name in Arabic, “Al-Qahira”. It is nicknamed “The City of a Thousand Minarets” because of its impressive skyline replete with Islamic architecture. 19 Capital of Egypt : CAIROĬairo is the capital city of Egypt. Most polar bears live north of the Arctic Circle, and live mainly on seals that they capture near the edge of ice floes. Polar bears are close cousins of brown bears, and are thought to have evolved from a population of brown bears that became isolated during a period of glaciation. They can produce a physical print of a photograph within seconds of taking the picture with self-developing film that contains all the chemicals needed to produce a finished photograph. Polaroid cameras are instant cameras that were first introduced by the Polaroid Corporation in 1948. 15 Maker of instant pictures since 1948 : POLAROID CAMERA (“POLAR bear” with “ME”) 13 Electric guitar accessory : AMPĪn electric guitar, for example, needs an amplifier (amp) to take the weak signal created by the vibration of the strings and turn it into a signal powerful enough for a loudspeaker. One major difference between the two types of vessel is that the mast on a cutter is set much further aft than the mast on a sloop. Sloops and cutters are sailboats, and each has just one mast. That’s one of the main reasons there is great concern about diminishing populations of wild bees. Bees feed on nectar and pollen, and in so doing play a crucial role in the pollination of many plants. There are over 16,000 species of bees, with the best-known probably being the western honey bee, the most common of the honey bees worldwide. 4 Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet : BEE I love PBS’s drama and science shows in particular, and always watch election results coming in with the NewsHour team. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in 1970, and is my favorite of the broadcast networks. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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