useless trivia: A ---------- will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.?

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What Word Means: A First Name - Pear Cider?

What Word Means: A First Name - Per The French, The Bad American Film Character, As Opposed To The Good Jerry Lewis?

What Word Means: A First Name - Perdieu, By God, An Oath?

What Word Means: A First Name - Pertaining To Plowed Land - An Arval Supper Celebrates An Inheritance?

What Word Means: A First Name - Pertaining To The Hand?