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Osama Vinladen (born 2002): professional Peruvian footballer. His name is inspired by the founder of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden (the "v" is pronounced "b" in Spanish). His brother is Sadam Huseín. Their father considered naming his third son George Bush, but this child turned out to be a girl.	2776
Tim Walz: former Army NCO, retired educator, 41st MN governor, & presumptive Dem VP nominee. He grew up working on his family's farm & joined the Nat'l Guard & worked in manufacturing after HS. He was a HS teacher & football coach & was elected to the US House, reelected 5x before becoming governor.	1438
Minnesota nice: stereotype applied to Minnesotans, implying they are unusually courteous, reserved & mild-mannered. It also implies friendliness, aversion to confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, emotional restraint, & self-deprecation. It is sometimes associated with passive-aggression.	141
Garfield at Large: 1st compilation book of Garfield comic strips, originally published in the US in 1980. This book introduced the "Garfield Format" to the comic book market, being shorter & much wider than the average paperback book. The book was #1 on the NYT bestseller list for almost two years.	30
2026 FIFA World Cup: Jointly hosted by 16 cities in Canada, Mexico, and the US. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men's World Cup three times. It will be the second time for the US and the first for Canada.	22
Maine State Flag Referendum: On November 5, 2024 a legislatively-referred state statute, the MSFR, will go before voters in the US state of Maine. If enacted, it will change the official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag.	13
Mother Hubbard dress: loose-fitting gown intended to cover as much skin as possible. It was devised in Victorian western societies to do housework in & is mostly known today for its later introduction by Christian missionaries in Polynesia to "civilize" those whom they considered half-naked savages.	1

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