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Which Big Ten university won a national championship in basketball with a roster full of transfer players?
💡 Michigan
Which federal disease-tracking agency paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox, and other infectious diseases amid downsizing?
💡 CDC
Which actor, known for voicing Gene Belcher on 'Bob's Burgers,' was rescued from a fiery car crash by a New Hampshire state trooper?
💡 Eugene Mirman
Mixed bag
Signed in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919, what was the name of the peace treaty that officially brought World War I to a close?
💡 Treaty of Versailles
If a ship has every single one of its planks replaced one by one until no original piece remains, is it still the same ship? This ancient philosophical puzzle about identity and continuity is known by what name?
💡 Ship of Theseus paradox
In linguistics, what term describes the smallest unit of meaning in a language — an indivisible building block such as the 'un-' in 'unhappy' or the '-s' that signals a plural noun?
💡 Morpheme
On this date (8 April)
On April 8, 1974, which baseball player hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's all-time record while playing for the Atlanta Braves?
💡 Hank Aaron
On April 8, 1904, which two European powers signed the Entente Cordiale, a series of agreements that resolved long-standing colonial disputes between them?
💡 Britain and France
On April 8, 1820, a farmer on the Greek island of Milos discovered a famous ancient marble statue, which was subsequently acquired by France. What is the common name of this statue, now displayed in the Louvre?
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