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Daily Trivia

Where should you go to see the Fata Morgana?

on Apr 19, 2025

A beautiful mirage called the Fata Morgana appears in the Straits of Messina, between Sicily and Italy. It is an image of a town in the sky, but it seems more like a fairy landscape than a real town. It is believed to be a mirage of a fishing village situated along the coast.

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Is it true that August stole a day from February?

Daily Trivia / April 19, 2025

Yes. Under the Julian calendar, February had 29 days and the other months alternated evenly between 30 and 31 days. Because July had 31 days, the month following it was supposed to have 30 days. But that was the month that...Read More

What did Helen Keller write about?

Daily Trivia / April 19, 2025

After Helen Keller graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe College in 1904, she began writing about blindness, a subject taboo in women's magazines because so many cases were related to venereal disease.

Are modern songs sexier?

Daily Trivia / April 18, 2025

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What would you do with an oast?

Daily Trivia / April 18, 2025

An oast is a kiln used for drying hops, malt, or tobacco.

Who popularized the jigsaw puzzle?

Daily Trivia / April 18, 2025

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