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From Cupid to the Pale Blue Dot:
Question 1: Which NASA spacecraft, from about 6 billion kilometers away in 1990, captured the photograph known as the “Pale Blue Dot,” showing Earth …
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World Radio Day
Question 1: World Radio Day honors radio’s vital role in information, education, and emergency communication across the globe. On what date is it obs…
2 months ago
From Lincoln to Darwin
Question 1: Issued during the American Civil War, which executive order by President Abraham Lincoln declared enslaved people in the rebelling Confed…
2 months ago
Women of STEM
Question 1: She broke barriers as the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences and helped isolate new elements from pitchblende at t…
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Laura Dern
Question 1: Laura Dern celebrates her birthday just as awards season hits its stride—on what exact date and year was she born?
Question 2: In Jurassic…
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Joe Pesci
Question 1: Joe Pesci’s birthday is a great excuse to revisit his career—on what date was the New Jersey–born actor actually born?
Question 2: For whi…
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Jules Verne
Question 1: What is the full date of Jules Verne’s birth, celebrated each year as a nod to his pioneering imagination?
Question 2: In Verne’s 1865 nov…
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Beatlemania
Question 1: On February 9, 1964, an estimated 73 million Americans tuned in as four mop-topped Britons changed U.S. pop culture overnight. What telev…
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Bob Marley
Question 1: Bob Marley’s birthday is widely marked with concerts, community service, and tributes around the world. On what date was he born—a day Ja…
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National Weatherperson’s Day
Question 1: National Weatherperson’s Day is observed annually on February 5 in honor of which early American physician who kept some of the first con…
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