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Ratio of an Ratio of an igloo's igloo's
circumference to circumference to its diameter: its diameter:
Eskimo PiEskimo Pi
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2.4 statute miles 2.4 statute miles of intravenous of intravenous surgical tubing surgical tubing
at Yaleat YaleUniversity University Hospital: Hospital:
1 I.V. League1 I.V. League
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2000 pounds of 2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Chinese soup:
Won tonWon ton
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1 millionth 1 millionth mouthwash: mouthwash:
1 microscope1 microscope
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Speed of a Speed of a tortoise breaking tortoise breaking
the sound the sound barrier: barrier:
Mach TurtleMach Turtle
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Time it takes to Time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 sail 220 yards at 1 nautical mile per nautical mile per
hour:hour:
Knot-furlongKnot-furlong
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365.25 days of 365.25 days of drinking low-drinking low-calorie beer calorie beer
because it's less because it's less filling:filling:
1 lite year1 lite year
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16.5 feet in the 16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone: Twilight Zone:
1 Rod Serling1 Rod Serling
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Half of a large Half of a large intestine: intestine:
1 semicolon1 semicolon
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1000 aches: 1000 aches:
1 megahurtz1 megahurtz
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Weight an Weight an evangelist evangelist
carries with God: carries with God:
1 billigram1 billigram
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Basic unit of Basic unit of laryngitis: laryngitis:
1 hoarsepower1 hoarsepower
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Shortest Shortest distance distance
between two between two jokes:jokes:
A straight lineA straight line
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Time between Time between slipping on a slipping on a
peel and peel and smacking the smacking the
pavement:pavement:
bananosecondbananosecond
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A Half-Bath: A Half-Bath:
1 demijohn1 demijohn
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453.6 graham 453.6 graham crackers: crackers:
1 pound cake1 pound cake
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Given the old adage "a Given the old adage "a journey of a thousand journey of a thousand
miles begins with a miles begins with a single step," the first single step," the first
step of a one-mile step of a one-mile journey:journey:
1 Milwaukee1 Milwaukee
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1 million 1 million microphones: microphones:
1 megaphone1 megaphone
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1 million 1 million bicycles: bicycles:
2 megacycles2 megacycles
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365.25 days: 365.25 days:
1 unicycle1 unicycle
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2200 2200 mockingbirds: mockingbirds:
two two kilomockingbirdskilomockingbirds
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10 cards: 10 cards:
1 decacards1 decacards
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1 kilogram of 1 kilogram of falling figs: falling figs:
1 Fig Newton1 Fig Newton
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1000 grams of 1000 grams of wet socks: wet socks:
1 literhosen1 literhosen
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1 millionth of a 1 millionth of a fish: fish:
1 microfiche1 microfiche
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1 trillion pins: 1 trillion pins:
1 terrapin1 terrapin
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1 million billion 1 million billion picolos: picolos:
1 gigolo1 gigolo
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10 rations: 10 rations:
1 decoration1 decoration
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100 rations: 100 rations:
1 C-ration1 C-ration
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10 millipedes: 10 millipedes:
1 centipede1 centipede
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3 1/3 tridents: 3 1/3 tridents:
1 decadent1 decadent
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10 monologs: 10 monologs:
5 dialogs5 dialogs
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5 dialogs: 5 dialogs:
1 decalog1 decalog
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2 monograms: 2 monograms:
1 diagram1 diagram
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8 nickels: 8 nickels:
2 paradigms2 paradigms
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2 wharves: 2 wharves:
1 paradox1 paradox