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Hurdy Gurdy
Immortalized by Donovan in 1967. Most Russian hurdy gurdy performers were purged by Stalin in the 1930's.
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish
Full name of professional baseball player Cal McLish, who they called "Bus" for short.
Slab Fork, West Virginia
Birthplace of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Bill Withers.
Leotard
Monocolored garment used for exercise, popularized by French acrobat Jules Leotard.
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"No guns. No butter. Both can kill."
Presidential campaign slogan of former baseball player Bill "Spaceman" Lee, who ran under the absurdist Rhinoceros Party ticket in 1988.
Melvin Turpin
Former professional basketball player nicknamed "Dinner Bell Mel". Turpin was chosen before John Stockton in the 1984 NBA draft that also included Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley.
Oscar Tschirky
Creator of Eggs Benedict and Waldorf Salad, though never trained as a chef. Also known as "Oscar of the Waldorf", he was maitre d'hotel of Delmonico's restaurant and the Waldorf-Astoria.
Worcester Worcesters
Former major league baseball team that played three seasons in the late 1800's.
Waldorf Salad
A fruit and nut salad with mayonnaise, developed in 1896 by a man named Oscar Tschirky.