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Wednesday, November 25
Mortified by reports of famine in Ethiopia, Bob Geldof and Ultravox's Midge Ure wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas," and 25 years ago today, some of Britain's top stars recorded the song at Trevor Horn's SARM West studio. Bob George flew …Read more.
Tuesday, November 24
It was 150 years ago today that Charles Darwin saw the publication of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection," which explained evolution and made possible another century of scientific advances. Darwin dawdled considerably …Read more.
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Monday, November 23
When he was 13, Roald Dahl got a chance to be a taste-tester for a focus group at Cadbury, along with his classmates at Repton in Darbyshire. At the time, Cadbury and Rowntree engaged in bitter corporate espionage. It all …Read more.
Saturday, November 21
Ever wondered what happened to Francis Gary Powers? He was the American pilot who crashed into the Soviet Union, deeply embarrassing the Eisenhower administration. He was traded back to the United States in 1962, for a Soviet spy caught in the U.S. …Read more.
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Trivia Bits for Monday, September 14You've Got Trivia: Elwood Edwards was the guy who said, "Welcome," "You've got mail," "File's done" and "Goodbye" for AOL. (You may remember AOL: It used to send out free drink coasters that also had computer programs on them.) He got the gig after his wife heard that the service now called AOL wanted to add a voice to its user interface. Apparently, he didn't get paid, but he did do a cameo on "The Simpsons." At the Tone, It Will Be Time for Trivia: Jane Barbe owed her career to her miserable spelling. Too embarrassed to show her work to her boss, the copywriter read it, instead, and he decided to use her in the commercial. Tanned with sumac, what fine soft goatskin leather is named for a country? A) Danish B) Morocco C) Suede D) Turquoise Previous answer: Michael Buffer wants to ensure that you are ready to rumble. TRIVIA FANS: Send the trivia questions you've always wanted answered, or original TriviaBits ideas of your own, with your full name and hometown, to Paul Paquet at paul@triviahalloffame.com or visit him online at www.triviahalloffame.com
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