# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 370
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7381 "2025-04-25T17:47:12Z")
**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far ---
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**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) ---
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**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure ---
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**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 8. Third rock from the Sun ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7386 "2025-04-25T20:11:59Z")
**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 8. Third rock from the Sun 9. 4.543 billion years old ---
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**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 8. Third rock from the Sun 9. 4.543 billion years old 10. The largest living organism is a honey fungus, a network of fungi in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7388 "2025-04-25T22:16:19Z")
**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 8. Third rock from the Sun 9. 4.543 billion years old 10. The largest living organism is a honey fungus, a network of fungi in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. 11. Blue whale - largest mammal ever to roam the Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7389 "2025-04-26T00:16:37Z")
**Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 8. Third rock from the Sun 9. 4.543 billion years old 10. The largest living organism is a honey fungus, a network of fungi in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. 11. Blue whale - largest mammal ever to roam the Earth. 12. Population is believed to have exceeded 8 billion people. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7390 "2025-04-26T00:30:18Z")
[quote=“Gr8Kat, post:7389, topic:970093, full:true”] **Everything Earth** 1. Earth Day 2. 93 million miles from the Sun 3. 71% covered with water 4. Only planet known to contain life so far 5. Created in two or three days _(according to the book of Genesis)_ – depending on how you want to count it 6. Sometimes referred to as Terra (the Latin word for Earth) 7. Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 8. Third rock from the Sun 9. 4.543 billion years old 10. The largest living organism is a honey fungus, a network of fungi in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. 11. Blue whale - largest mammal ever to roam the Earth. 12. Population is believed to have exceeded 8 billion people. 13. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth New category: **First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 Pretty good actor, too. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7393 "2025-04-26T04:09:39Z")
**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 6. Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers, 2007 Picked ahead of Kevin Durant (OKC) ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 6. Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers, 2007 7. Cazzie Russell - New York Knicks, 1966 considered to be the 1st NBA Draft ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 6. Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers, 2007 7. Cazzie Russell - New York Knicks, 1966 8. Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs, 1997 ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 6. Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers, 2007 7. Cazzie Russell - New York Knicks, 1966 8. Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs, 1997 9. Yao Ming - Houston Rockets, 2002 ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 6. Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers, 2007 7. Cazzie Russell - New York Knicks, 1966 8. Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs, 1997 9. Yao Ming - Houston Rockets, 2002 10. Michael Olowakandi - Los Angeles Clippers, 1998 Chosen above Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki, and Vince Carter ---
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**First overall picks in the NBA Draft** 1. Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets, 1984 2. Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 3. Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves, 2020 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks, 1969 5. LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers, 2003 6. Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers, 2007 7. Cazzie Russell - New York Knicks, 1966 8. Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs, 1997 9. Yao Ming - Houston Rockets, 2002 10. Michael Olowakandi - Los Angeles Clippers, 1998 11. Shaquille O’Neal - Orlando Magic, 1992 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=371)