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Hint
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Answer
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1
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There are 26 letters in this gift from the Phoenicians
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Alphabet
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2
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This common metal has atomic number 26
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Iron
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3
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This long type of race named after a Greek city is 26 miles long
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Marathon
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4
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26 letter Italian word that means "with great haste"
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Precipitevolissimevolmente
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5
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This assassin of Licoln died age 26
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John Wilkes Booth
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6
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The typical foot and ankle has 26 of these hard things
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Bones
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7
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There are 26 spacetime dimensions in this theory
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Bosonic String Theory
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8
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The 26th Roman Emperor, whose death triggered the crisis of the 3rd century
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Severus Alexander
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9
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Asteroid 26
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Proserpina
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10
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26 is nicknamed "Two and six" or "Half a crown" in this popular game
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Bingo
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11
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A 3D shape with 26 sides
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Rhombicuboctahedron
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12
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Psalm 136 has 26 verses, each containing this line
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"For His mercy endures forever"
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13
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Pokemon #26
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Raichu
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14
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This man has won 26 Oscars, the most of any person
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Walt Disney
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15
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The name given to the 26th December
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Boxing Day
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16
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This woman was around 26 years old when she became Queen Mother of Palmyrene
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Zenobia
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17
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The 26th US president, namesake of a cuddly toy
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Theodore Roosevelt
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18
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The 26th most common English word
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They
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19
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26th Amendment
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The right to vote
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20
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This Byzantine emperor reigned for 26 years, and formally abolished the senate
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Leo VI the Wise
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21
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According to Hebrew tradition, God bequeathed this text to the 26th generation
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Torah
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22
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26 was a novel by this Canadian author about coping with loss
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Leo McKay, Jr.
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23
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There are 26 red and 26 black of these in a deck
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Cards
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24
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In AD 26 this man is appointed prefect of Judea
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Pontius Pilate
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25
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1 in 500 people may have 26 of these bones (2 more than usual)
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Ribs
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26
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This vital organ in humans is on average 26 ft long (combined length of large and small)
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Intestines
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Hint
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Answer
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A
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Canadian highway that connects Camrose and Kinsella
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Alberta Highway 26
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B
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This huge country has 26 states
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Brazil
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C
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26th smallest country
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Comoros
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D
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This African city has a population density of 26,000/sq mi
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Djibouti
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E
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26th largest country
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Ethiopia
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F
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26th largest US state by land area
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Florida
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G
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It is believed the first humans settled on this island in the 26th century B.C.
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Greenland
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H
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26 countries in the world have a rail network for this mode of transport
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High speed rail
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I
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This country has 26 counties including Sligeach, Mayo, & Cork
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Ireland
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J
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This country has 26km of coastline
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Jordan
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K
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26th largest Greek island
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Kalymnos
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L
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A body of water in Wisconsin
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Lake Twentysix
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M
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26th state to join the USA
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Michigan
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N
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This state of Palau is 26 km²
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Ngiwal
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O
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26th largest oblast of Russia
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Oryol Oblast
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P
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Kanjut Sar is the 26th highest mountain in the world, and is in this country
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Pakistan
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Q
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The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, stretching 26 miles, connects Huangdao to this city
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Qingdao
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R
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This country is approximately 26,000 km²
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Rwanda
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S
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This country has 26 regions called cantons
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Switzerland
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T
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The 26th largest island in the world by area
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Tasmania
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U
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The average temperature of this capital city is 26 °F
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Ulaanbaatar
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V
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This Swedish lake is the 26th largest in the world by area
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Vänern
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W
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The city of Bangor is the 26th most populous locality in this nation
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Wales
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X
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The average daily temperature between December and February for this city in Mozambique is 26 °C
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Xai-Xai
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Y
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This country has 26 treatment centres for cholera
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Yemen
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Z
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the 26th largest country in Africa
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Zimbabwe
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