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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 Thursday, September 17Know Your Constitution: Today is Constitution Day. It used to be Citizenship Day, but that was changed by Sen. Robert Byrd as a rider within a massive spending bill in 2004. The Constitution was indeed signed on this day in 1787, and Louisville, Ohio, led the way in making the day "official." You won't get the day off, but if your school gets federal funding, you have to teach the kids about the Constitution today. Or else. Honorary NL Teams: In 1882, the Troy Trojans and Worcester Brown Stockings were kicked out of the National League, of which both are still honorary members. The Troy Trojans are, essentially, the ancestors of the San Francisco Giants, since about half the Trojan players joined the New York Gothams, which became the Giants before moving to California. If you want squid in an Italian restaurant, what do you order? A) Calamari B) Caligari C) Cristoforo D) Kampai Previous answer: Small flakes of skin from the scalp is called dandruff, not duff. 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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