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country music legend died Oct. 4 at the age of 90.", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "Being female", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Being male", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" :

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It makes me feel alive and happy,” Lynn told AARP in 2021.", "hint" : "", "hintLink" : "", "questionImgCaption" : "", "questionImgCredit" : ""}, { "question" : "Which of these can lower your

monthly Social Security payments?", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "Medicare premiums", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "Federal income taxes", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answ

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older cast ballots in the past midterm election.", "answers" : [ { "answer" : "33 percent", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "44 percent", "correctAnswer" : false }, { "answer" : "55

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pumpkin flesh is “like a cross between a green papaya and a muted melon flavor — catches people by surprise,” Joe Frillman, executive chef of Daisies restaurant in Chicago, told AARP.",

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Randy Lilleston is the homepage editor for AARP.org. He previously served as editor-in-chief for business news publisher Industry Dive and was a senior digital editor for NPR, USA Today and

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