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Good morning! On Chat About today, Todd and Larissa will discuss the 2020 Census with Red Lake Complete Count Census Committee members Aleisha Gehlert and Wendy Jourdain. That’s on Chat About, at around 12:15 p.m.

Good morning! On Chat About today, Steve Caron from the Bemidji Lions Club will discuss an upcoming event for the Club. That’s today on Chat About, at around 12:15 p.m.

Good morning! On McDonald’s Morning Trivia today, I asked which Beatle narrated the first two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine. The answer was Ringo Starr! Ringo narrated the series from 1984 through 1986, and also played the Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station. Ringo left the show to focus on his music, such as his new All Starr Band.

Good morning! On McDonald’s Trivia this morning, I asked what country was the first to use printed paper currency. The answer was China! The Chinese started carrying folding money during the Tang Dynasty (818-907 A.D.). The practice didn’t catch on in Europe until the 17th century, over 500 years later!

Good morning! On Chat About today, Tim Lutz, superintendent of schools, and Bemidji School Board member Dr. John Gonzalez will preview the agenda of tonight’s Bemidji School Board meeting. That’s today on Chat About, at about 12:15 p.m.

Good morning! Since Nobel Prize season has come once again, I asked who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. The answer was Minnesota’s own Bob Dylan! Bob Dylan was born in Duluth and grew up in Hibbing. He was the first songwriter to win the prize in literature, and won the award for “having created new poetic expressions …