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n When Rickey Henderson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he will be the sixth member whose first name is the same as the last name of another member – in this case, Branch Rickey. The others: Joe Morgan/Morgan Bulkeley, Grover Cleveland Alexander/Alexander Cartwright, Steve Carlton/Carlton Fisk, Whitey Ford/Ford Frick, and Waite Hoyt/Hoyt Wilhelm.

The technical term in English for a standard deck of 52 playing cards is “Anglo-American.” What term is used in most other languages?

A) Bridge deck

B) French deck

C) Poker deck

D) Royal deck

Monday’s answer: It cost $5 per half-ounce to mail a letter via the Pony Express when service began in the spring of 1860.

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