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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 October 15White Cane Safety Day has been celebrated every year on Oct. 15 since 1964. The white cane symbolizes the ability of blind people to get around independently. The "safety" part reminds the rest of us, especially those of us in cars, to keep an eye out for white canes. To help blind people become a more integrated part of the world around them, Jacobus tenBroek, the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, drafted the model White Cane Law, which many jurisdictions have since developed. Tristan de Cunha is considered the most isolated populated place on earth. Fewer than 300 people live in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, 1,500 miles away from St. Helena and 1,750 miles from South Africa. The British grabbed the place to keep it away from the Americans and, especially, away from the French, who might have used it as a base to free Napoleon from St. What is the most popular vegetable in the United States, especially when deep-fried? A) Avocado B) Carrot C) Potato D) Tomato Previous answer: The supposed longest word in English mostly affects miners. 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. Paul Paquet has been writing trivia since the early 1990s, and has written roughly 100,000 questions. For more, visit triviahalloffame.com or e-mail him at paul@triviahalloffame.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 PAUL PAQUET DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
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