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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.
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 20Last month, we mentioned that Edward James Olmos had been in the running for the captain's role on "Star Trek: Next Generation." Canadian actor Genevieve Bujold had actually been cast as Captain Nicole Janeway on "Star Trek Voyager," and even filmed a few scenes, before quitting the series altogether. Going further back, Lloyd Bridges and Martin Landau had been approached to play the captain and Spock on the original series. You may remember Koo Stark as the woman who dallied briefly with Prince Andrew, at least until it was discovered that she was also a soft-core porn star. But Stark nearly landed a role in a very respectable film. She was cast as Camie, one of Luke's buddies back on Tattoine in "Star Wars." She appeared in scenes at a bar called the Arrowhead, which were all cut out. Naturally enough, what is the nickname of sports teams from the U.S. Naval Academy? A) Destroyers B) Midshipmen C) Tidal Wave D) Topsails Previous answer: Chris Isaak was in the video for "Wicked Game." 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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