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RELEASE: FEBRUARY 16, 2012
British post-punk group Joy Division's music wasn't especially joyful. And the origin of the name is even less so. As the story goes, the Nazis plucked the prettiest women from concentration camps and employed them in brothels for preferred soldiers.…Read more.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Before Mickey Mouse — and before he knew much about intellectual property laws — Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 1928 for Universal. When he and Universal parted company, Disney lost Oswald, which always rankled the …Read more.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Today we look at the unhappy history of celebrity stalkers. Robert Bardo became obsessed with young actor Rebecca Schaeffer. He hired a private investigator to find out where she lived and shot her to death, leading the LAPD to set up a Threat …Read more.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Some TV and movie stars sing on hit records. Others have criminal records. For example, in 1970, Suzanne Somers was arrested for passing bad checks. Larry King was accused of larceny after siphoning off cash intended to fund the New Orleans DA's …Read more.
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Trivia Bits for Thursday, September 10A Day in the Life of the Beatles: Originally, "A Day in the Life" was supposed to end with the four Beatles humming, but that didn't work out, so they had the idea of three pianos hitting an E-major chord simultaneously. To stretch that sound out to 40 seconds, they kept increasing the sound levels. If you listen carefully, you can hear the hum of air conditioning, squeaking chairs and rustling paper. And reportedly, at the very end there is an ultrasonic whistle designed to annoy your dog. Great Canute: No wonder Canute was so "great." He was king of three countries: England, Norway and Denmark.
What Macedonian imperialist was known as "the Great"? A) Alexander B) Alfred C) Claudius D) Peter Previous answer: Nitroglycerin can blow stuff up, but is also good for your heart. 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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