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Puzzle #114 · September 23, 2025
In 1991, Justice Clarence Thomas was up for confirmation for a seat on the Supreme Court. Anita Hill testified that she felt he had sexually harassed her. Though Thomas was confirmed and sits on the Supreme Court today, it spawned a national conversation about sexual harassment in the workplace and ‘pubic hair on a coke can’ became part of America’s conversation.
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The expression pubic hair has appeared in 2 puzzles:

  • Puzzle #114 on September 23, 2025
  • Puzzle #249 on February 5, 2026
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