3. Douglas Adams; he died in 2001, his initials were DA, and in his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 was the answer to life, the universe and everything.
4. Nobel Prizes in separate fields – Curie in Chemistry and Physics, Pauling in Chemistry and Peace.
5. Nelson's Column.
6. The Orange Prize.
7. Chauvinism, after Nicolas Chauvin.
8. Tulips.
9. The members of the Algonquin Round Table.
10. Coco Chanel.
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