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Any term is the sum of the two previous terms Integers are …-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3, … and do not include any fractions or decimals Numbers which cannot be expressed as a simple ratio of a/b Prime numbers are only wholly divisible by themselves and 1 Any number that can be expressed as the ratio a/b, as long as b≠0 In Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin respectively 4-2 is the basic formation for beginners with two setters and four hitters. To determine if a number is divisible by 3, check if the sum of its digits is divisible by three In Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin respectively If you memorize the cubes of 1-10, mathdrew will show you an impressive parlor trick whereby you can ask someone to choose a number from 1 to 100, then cube it, and then as soon as they tell you the impossibly large number, you will produce the cube root of that number flawlessly and effortlessly like a mathemagician/prodigy Only numbers ending in “0” or “5” are divisible by 5 To determine if a number is divisible by 2, the last digit must be even (0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) Only when the difference between the sum of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc digits and the sum of the 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc. digits is a multiple of 11 (including “0”) is the original number divisible by 11 In Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin respectively The American, French, Russian, Cuban, and Iranian/Islamic revolutions... respectively Theoretically the temperature at which all atomic and molecular motion is frozen still These triplets of numbers hold true for the lengths of the three sides of right triangles only!!! Recall that the Pythagorean Theorem states that: (Leg#1)^2 + (Leg#2)^2 = (Hypotenuse)^2 In Japan, asking someone their bloodtype is akin to asking Westerners their astrological signs Bee, Butterfly and Fly respectively Vitamins can either be "fat soluble" or "water soluble" .... Vitamin C is water soluble, meaning that the human body will take just as much as it needs and dispose of the excess ... so take as much as you like especially when sick ... But beware of fat soluble vitamins, as excess amounts are stored within the body and may lead to toxification in overdosages Ansel Adams is famous for his majestic black and white photos of Yosemite Park and many other natural settings ... Galen Rowell if also famous for awe-inspiring natural photographs - yet his are in color RNA acts as a messenger between DNA and Ribosomes Two complementary angles add up to 90 degrees Sample in Copenhagen, Denmark or Solvang, California Sentences that read the same forwards or backwards Eagle, Kite and Bald Eagle respectively Accent Aigu points to the front of the word, accent grave points to the end of the word, and accent circonflex looks like the carrot symbol "^" Check out their "Live at Budokhan" album Another county in California - San Bernardino county - is the largest county in the entire contiguous U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana respectively y'all Aka The Jackie Gleason Show Germany, United States, and England respectively Of course O.J. Simpson was a famous one too .... but unfortunately he dirtied up his own name and reputation ... he's reputed to have been heard round the Christmas Tree singing "I'm Dreaming of a White .... Girlfriend" Yes, the worlwide Hershey headquarters is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, complete with street lamposts where the lights are fashioned into the shape of Hershey Kisses Two other great songs by Prince are "Kiss" and "Another Hole in your head" Al Scates has won more National Championships than the reknown John Wooden in his career at UCLA which began in 1962 … his lifetime win percentage is .843 as of 2007 … 19 national championships And of course also Anne Boleyn If you have not already, PLEASE read some of the works - ANY of the works - of Anne Sexton .... she's an AMAZING American Poet and also a College Professor The Aardwolf is a striped, maned wolf from Africa Basia hit the music scene in the 1980's and has an interesting background of England and Eastern Europe in her blood .... check out her song "Astrud" where she goes Brazillian Caligula had a mounting collection of "toys in his attic" evidenced by his promoting his horse to the position of General in his army (the other evidence is not allowed on this family site) The Dodo & Passenger Pigeon are 2 others Jay Roach is married to the lead guitarist/singer of the 1980's all-girl band The Bangles Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon respectively Come Sail Away was perhaps their biggest song The red felt that you see inside any piano is actually there to mute the sounds the striking hammers make when the "Soft" pedal is depressed Not only are their humps fat (not stored water), but camels can drink up to twenty gallons of water at a time, and have exceedingly long eyelashes as adpatations to desert sandstorms Mount Whitney is also in California and has the distinction of being the tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S. - only Mt. McKinley of Alaska is taller Also the Southern Pacific in the US and the Orient Express in Eurasia There are 2 senators elected from each of the 50 states – each for a 6-year term Of course "satan" is perhaps the most popular ... which surprisingly morphs into "santa" Some later started the popular House of Blues Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, and Strontium, respectively, can all be found in the 2nd column (Period) of the Periodic Table Started in the 17th Century in Europe, and featured strong emotions and dramatic lighting He's got a bit of a rough edge to his voice which makes him stand apart from so many other male vocalists ... though not as raspy as Tom Waits Larry Bird was the star Forward for the Boston Celtics for his career in the NBA Ray Ban is another very popular brand Bonobos are a smaller version of chimpanzees .... and hence slightly more manageable / human friendly for zoos Great Rock band out of Canada - popular in the early 1980's - Pat Travers can shred a screaming guitar solo!! The Black Mamba has been reported to be able to outrun man ... Gabriel Marquez has two outstanding books: "Love in the Time of Cholera" and also "One Hundred Years of Sollitude" The dreaded E Coli Bacteria is another passed on through improperly washed foods or improperly heated foods Things named after the people who invented them American Jazz Instrumentalists Also of course the Lakers and Dodgers | Bunche, Powell, URL, Boelter, Kinsey,Ackerman, Dodd, Franz, Knudsen, Murphy, Royce, Schoenberg |
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Obviously, “radius” and “diameter” as well These are shapes that can be sliced from a cone (or pair of cones) Actually, all types of New South Wales Rivers Commutative and Associative apply to both addition and multiplication, but not subtraction or division One of the highest-rated American TV sitcoms … aired from 1989-1998 Term coined by Roger Fry referring to 19th century painters dissatisfied with the limitations of expressionism Played by Jane Leeves, David-Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney respectively Of course there’s also Yale, Harvard, Princeton & Penn. Originating in the 1940’s in New York European movement in the late 18th to mid-19th centuries focusing on emotion over reason and on spontaneous expression Also of course Martin Luther King, Jr. The UCLA track stadium is named Drake Stadium These are memory aids … the first is for the notes on the lines of the trble clef from bottom to top, and the second is for the order of the planets from the sun Of Archduke Ferdinand, Abraham Lincoln & William McKinley, respectively The current president of France in 2007 is Nicolas Sarkozy The Punisher was one of the first “anti-heroes”, or a hero that doesn’t always act as nice as we would like A group of 8 American artists who united out of opposition to academic standards in the early 20th century Sentences that use every letter of the alphabet Also Siskel’s partner for many years, Roger Ebert of course American TV Sitcom about a radio show psychiatrist, Dr. Frasier Crane, which aired from 1993-2004 Marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae. Generally found in Australia. First season aired in 2001 Now (2007) in its 3rd season about a single mother who makes ends meet by selling marijuana in the fictional suburb of Agrestic, California
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