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Pursuing Trivia with Ken Jennings
HISTORY This Week
The Origins of Modern Trivia
Before there was google, there was the athenian mercury. In victorian england some people start collecting their own facts in what they call a commonplace book. Trivia doesn't really explode in pop culture until the 19 twenties when it shows up in the pages of a popular newspaper comic. Around the same time, there is also a huge boom in crossword puzzles and a rising focus on intelligence testing. And by the 19 thirties, that fashion has spread to the radio air waves. Now, how many hearts are on the ten heart tetopat? There are 12 hearts in the tetopat that starts with h like professor basket. It's a straight up question and answer
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