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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: trivial

trivia

 noun
     
Related topics: Games
triv‧i‧a [plural]
1DG detailed facts about history, sport, famous people etc:
a selection of golfing trivia
a trivia quiz
2 unimportant or useless details:
meaningless trivia
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