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In the news recently...
Which Democratic governor of Michigan announced she will not run for president in 2028?
💡 Gretchen Whitmer
Which legendary singer, known for his falsetto with the Four Seasons, canceled the remainder of the group's farewell tour?
💡 Frankie Valli
Which pro-Trump lawyer took the lead in Colombia's presidential race after the first round of elections?
💡 Abelardo de la Espriella
Mixed bag
Launched by the Soviet Union in October 1957 and sending its iconic radio beeps back to a stunned world, what was the name of the first artificial satellite ever sent into orbit around Earth?
💡 Sputnik
After exposing dogs to inescapable unpleasant stimuli and observing that they eventually stopped trying to escape even when escape became possible, what American psychologist identified and named the phenomenon known as 'learned helplessness'?
💡 Martin Seligman
In microeconomics, what is the name of the curve that plots all combinations of two goods a consumer can purchase given a fixed income and fixed prices — representing the outer boundary of what is affordable?
💡 Budget line
On this date (2 June)
On June 2, 1953, which British monarch was crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony watched by millions on television for the first time?
💡 Queen Elizabeth II
On June 2, 1946, Italians voted in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. Which royal house had ruled Italy since unification in 1861?
💡 House of Savoy
On June 2, 1835, P.T. Barnum began his first tour as a showman, exhibiting an enslaved woman named Joice Heth, whom he falsely claimed was how old?
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