In Victorian England, well-to-do people grappled with the emergent question of the day: How to deal with leisure time?

One solution was the growing popularity of parlor games, where family and friends gathered around a sitting room and tried to stump each other. Think of a game of charades.

They thought of themselves as clever. We might not, as we elevate to a higher moral plane by watching vapid shows streamed into our living rooms.

Here’s a suggestion for a modern parlor game. “Name a Famous Swiss.” Name famous people born and raised in Switzerland.

Switzerland and Pittsburgh

Switzerland is a marvelous country with a disproportionate role in the global banking sector and a knack for producing dreamy chocolate. But it hasn’t produced many famous folks, perhaps because it has unfailin

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