Obscure Knowledge Trivia

How many random facts can I make into a quiz? And how many do YOU know? There is not really a coherent theme here and it's hard to get them all. I warned you. It's all over the place.

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Last updated: March 10, 2023

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Hint	Answer
Scientist that experimented on frog legs and pioneered the concept of "animal electricity?"	Luigi Galvani
Year that Phillip Hamilton died	1801
The taxonomic family blue jays are a part of	Corvids
The space between the lungs, in which the heart rests	Mediastinum
Disease brought to the Americas by seals	Tuberculosis
What is the 1972 Andes plane crash known for?	Cannibalism
Before modern medicine, how doctors diagnosed diabetes	Drank patient's pee
The focus of orbit closest to the sun	perihelion

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Fictional mafia movie Tumblr users collectively made up	Goncharov
Fruit Grenadine syrup is traditionally made of	pomegranate
Animal known in German as "little oak cat"	Squirrel
One of the world's most powerful warships when launched in 1628, this ship only sailed 1,300 metres into its maiden voyage before sinking	Vasa
A type of story in which an extremely long-winded anecdote filled with irrelevant details results in an anticlimax.	Shaggy dog story
First dog to go to space	Laika
In the game Stardew Valley, where does the player find Mayor Lewis's purple shorts?	Marnie's room