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  2. Wired (film) - Wikipedia

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    Wired is a 1989 American biographical film of comedian and actor John Belushi, [4] directed by Larry Peerce. [5] It was based on the 1984 book of the same title by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, and adapted for the screen by Buckaroo Banzai creator Earl Mac Rauch. [6]

  3. Jive talk - Wikipedia

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    Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.

  4. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  5. Exceptional memory - Wikipedia

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    Supposedly [weasel words] Hungarian mathematician John von Neumann could recite exactly word for word any books he had read, including page numbers and footnotes – even those of books he had read decades earlier. [12] Franco Magnani is a memory artist. [13] Magnani was born in Pontito in 1934.

  6. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Wikipedia

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    It offers songs, dances and romancing in such a delightful package that word-of-mouth could talk it into solid business at the boxoffice." [23] Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post declared: "Dandy dancing, singable songs and the ozone of originality make 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' the niftiest musical I've seen in months."

  7. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.

  8. Good Things (Dan + Shay song) - Wikipedia

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    "Good Things" is a song by American country pop duo Dan + Shay. It was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album of the same name on July 15, 2021. The song is produced by Dan Smyers and Jason Evigan , and written by the two of them along with Ashley Gorley and Ross Copperman .

  9. Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) - Wikipedia

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    "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in March 1986 as the third single from the album Won't Be Blue Anymore. It peaked at number one in both the United States and Canada. The song was written by Seals and Bob McDill.