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Hello, Smarty Pants. Welcome to Trustee Trivia. Today, we're scrubbing up some fun facts about

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Okay, Smarty Pans, before we begin, I want to give a couple of shoutouts to some international

smarty fans who love listening and commenting on Spotify. First, there's Nate and Amelia in Norway.

And then I've got Noah and Nuela in Sydney, Australia.

A big thanks to all of you for helping make this great big world feel smaller and smarter.

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