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Tuesday, January 5

The Biblioteque Nationale in France acquired the Curie notebooks in the 1990s, but couldn't display them, as they are literally radioactive. Researchers wear special equipment to study the pages, and visitors must sign a waiver. Unaware of the dangers of radiation, Marie Curie contracted leukemia, as did her daughter Irene. (Her husband Pierre, on the other hand, was run over in the street.)

In 1915, Cecil Chubb went to an auction to find a birthday present for his wife. He could have found a diamond broach or maybe a pony. Instead, he spent 6,600 pounds and got her Stonehenge. In 1918, he gave the monument to the state, on the condition that the locals get in free, everybody else pays a shilling and the proceeds go to the Red Cross.

Of these conditions, only the first still applies.

Which of these sports has the most rules?

A) Baseball

B) Basketball

C) Football

D) Hockey

Previous answer: The Wicked Bible commands you to commit adultery.

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