The rare medical procedure known as a total gastrectomy involves the removal of what organ?

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It’s where your gastric juices are.

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And by the way, did you know that Nintendo was founded in 1889? The year that the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, Nintendo was getting going in Kyoto making Japanese playing cards.

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Obviously, it has evolved since. It pivoted to video games in the 1970s and thereafter created Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, the Game Boy, the Wii, and the Switch. Meanwhile, what has the Eiffel Tower done?

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See you tomorrow!

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The rare medical procedure known as a total gastrectomy involves the removal of what organ?

It’s where your gastric juices are.

And by the way, did you know that Nintendo was founded in 1889? The year that the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, Nintendo was getting going in Kyoto making Japanese playing cards.

See you tomorrow!

Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for The Atlantic Daily. If you think up a question yourself, send it my way via trivia@theatlantic.com.

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