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This President Was A Jack Of All Trades! Welcome to April 13, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a presidential jack of all trades and nerdy word play. Today we’re celebrating an archaeologist, an architect, a foodie and a bibliophile…and they’re all the same person! Our third President, Thomas Jefferson was not just the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, he was also immensely curious about our world. As an archaeologist he had the bones of a mastodon sent to him while president. As an architect he not only designed his home, Monticello but also the Virginia State Capitol. As a book lover, he gave his library of over 6500 books to the US after the British destroyed the Library of Congress during the War of 1812. And as a foodie, he is responsible for the popularity of such foods as mac n cheese and ice cream! On National Thomas Jefferson Day, celebrate a President with panache! The game of Scrabble was invented during the Great Depression by an out of work architect.  For anyone who grew up on Mars, Scrabble is played with two to four players who score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15 by 15 grid. Since its humble beginnings, Scrabble is now played in 121 countries in 29 different languages!  It was also featured as a television game show in the 1980s.  The highest scoring word ever recorded in a Scrabble tournament earned a whopping 392 points.  The word was spelled C A Z I Q U E S, pronounced kuh-ZEEKS, which is a type of oriole. On National Scrabble Day, challenge someone you know to the classic board game or play online to bring out your inner word nerdiness.  I’m Anna Devere, and I’m Marlo Anderson.  Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.