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10/29/25

[Answer] What explorer has a river, bay, and strait all named in his honor?

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...English explorer Henry Hudson is the namesake of the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait. In the early 1600s, Hudson embarked on several dangerous voyages in search of a northwest passage to Asia. During his explorations, he sailed up the river that now bears his name in present-day New York and later ventured into the vast Arctic waters of northern Canada. Although his final expedition ended tragically when his crew mutinied, Hudson’s name remains forever linked to some of North America’s most prominent geographic landmarks.

10/28/25

[Answer] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what is the most common written word in the English language?

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...The word “the” is the most frequently written word in the English language. It serves as a definite article, appearing countless times in both speech and writing across every form of communication. Its roots trace back to Old English and the Germanic words der, die, and das, reflecting English’s deep and enduring Germanic heritage. While English vocabulary draws from hundreds of languages over the centuries, its grammatical backbone — including essential and timeless words like “the,” “and,” and “that” — remains distinctly Germanic in nature.

[Answer] What is the largest number that can be written using a single Roman numeral symbol?

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...In the Roman numeral system, each letter represents a specific numerical value: I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500), and M (1,000). Of these, M is the highest single-value symbol, representing one thousand. To express even larger numbers, the ancient Romans combined multiple symbols—such as MM for 2,000 or MCMXCIX for 1,999—but no single character exceeds M in value. The system, elegant yet limited, includes no separate numeral for zero or for values above 3,999 without using special overline notation.

10/27/25

[Answer] What animated cat was voiced by the inventor of an artificial heart?

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...Actor Paul Winchell is most famous for voicing Tigger in Winnie the Pooh and for his career as a successful ventriloquist, but the most amazing part of his career was his work as an inventor. The man holds over 30 patents, the most remarkable of which was the first patent for an artificial heart (US Patent #3097366). In 1961, Winchell filed a patent for an artificial heart after working on the device with doctors at the University of Utah. It is believed to have inspired the design of the Jarvik 7, the first artificial heart to be transplanted in a person.

[Answer] Which ocean explorer discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985?

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...In 1985, oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard led a groundbreaking joint U.S.–French expedition that discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic, which had sunk in 1912. Using deep-sea submersibles and advanced sonar technology, Ballard and his team located the ship’s remains about 12,500 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly 370 miles south of Newfoundland. The stunning discovery captured worldwide attention, offering the first images of the Titanic since its fateful voyage and transforming the field of deep-sea exploration.