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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 8You may have heard that QANTAS is short for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service. Brazilian airline Varig has a name that is short for Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense, and Belgium's Sabena is short for Societe Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne. The Polish airline LOT is short for "lotnicze," which means "flight" in Polish. Silicon Valley is in California. Silicon Valley North is in Ottawa. But you also have Silicon Sentier in Paris, and Silicon Bog is in Ireland. Silicon Alley runs from the Flatiron District down to SoHo and TriBeCa in New York City, and the Silicon Corridor runs down the M4 highway, connecting London and Bristol, although Silicon Fen is in Cambridge and Silicon Glen is in Scotland. Katharine Hepburn was Oscar nominated most often for Best Actress. Spencer Tracy was nominated most often for Best Actor. But what was the only movie they were nominated for together? A) Adam's Rib B) Boys Town C) Bringing Up Baby D) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Previous answer: Canada is crossed by the most lines of latitude. 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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