| A Danish Category | Lesser-Known Texting Abbreviations | In The News--July 2021 | World Religions | Palindromes |
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What is Bluetooth?
This wireless technology was named for the nickname of King Harald, who united the Danes in the tenth century
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What is "Thanks in advance"?
It's only polite to add this,TIA, when asking for a favor
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Who is Simone Biles?
This famous US gymnast made news in July 2021, when she dropped out of Olympic competition for mental health reasons
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What is Ramadan?
Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar one, this month of fasting moves around through different times of year; these days, it's in the spring
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Who is Anna?
The only Disney princess that fits this category
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What is Hamlet?
This Shakespeare tragedy takes place in and around the Danish royal castle of Elsinore
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What is "Great minds think alike"?
If you agree with someone, tell them this: GMTA
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What is Haiti?
The president of this country was killed in a daring midnight raid on July 7, 2021
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What is Zoroastrianism?
Ahura Mazda, or Lord Wisdom, was the creator of the world in the tradition of this ancient Persian religion
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What is ABBA?
This Swedish pop group emphasized the "palindrome-ness" of their name by stylizing it with mirror symmetry
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What is Greenland?
Denmark administers two autonomous territories, the Faroe Islands and this one, which dwarves it in size
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What is "Get ahold of yourself"?
If someone is a bit too excited, you can text them this: GAHOY
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Who are Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos?
These two billionaires separately took flights to the edge of space in July 2021
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What is Rastafari(anism)?
Of religions with more than half a million adherents, this Jamaican one is the only one founded in the twentieth century
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What is Laval?
This large suburb of Montreal is also the 13th-largest city in Canada
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What is a constitutional monarchy?
Like that of the United Kingdom, the government of Denmark is officially this hybrid type
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What is "I am not a lawyer"?
Don't blame me if you follow my advice and get sued-- I texted this disclaimer: IANAL
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Who are Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger?
The two Republican representatives who joined the January 6th commission in July 2021
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What is Sikhism?
All men of this religion have "Singh" as one of their names
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What is deified?
Made into a god
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Who was Soren Kierkegaard?
This 19th century philosopher is now considered the father of existentialism
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What is "I feel your pain"?
Bill Clinton might like this empathetic one: IFYP
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What is Pegasus?
This spyware developed by NSO was in the news in July, when it was reported to be deployed on as many as 50,000 phones belonging to government figures and journalists around the world
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What is Avignon?
From 1309 to 1376, the Papacy (and the Catholic Church) was based not in Rome, but in this French City
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What is December 2, 2021 (12/02/2021)?
Note: It will be the last one for a while!
In the format MM/DD/YYYY, this will be the next palindromic date
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