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Month: April 2023

Trivia 065: An Easter to remember

Posted on2023-04-132023-04-131 Comment

On Easter Day of 1722, the Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen sighted an island on the horizon as his ship sailed through the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Upon reaching the island, they found it was inhabited by a large population. Upon his return to the Netherlands, he told stories of an island where the inhabitants had raised Read More …

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Trivia 064: I’ve been itching to write this one.

Posted on2023-04-011 Comment

Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone. I do hope that none of you fall for any clever schemes this year. And don’t worry, you can trust me that this post is not going to be a trick. In fact, some of you may remember this piece of trivia from when I was running a daily trivia Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsculture, history, newsletter, trivia

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