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  • Word Nerd Day (9 January)

    From Ross Clark@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 15 08:42:37 2024
    [Sorry, I've been out of contact for a few days. Will now post the ones
    I've missed.]

    This must be one of the most insubstantial in the book.
    Who makes these things up? Anybody else heard of it?

    Crystal:
    "who created this day? Why 9 January? No idea."
    He doesn't even say where he learned of its existence."Social media?"

    Most of the content is about the origin of the word "nerd" (1950s,
    probably from an imaginary animal in a Dr.Seuss book).

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