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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 Tuesday, September 8Pardon Me: It was 35 years ago today that Gerald Ford sank his presidency by offering Richard Nixon a pardon for any crimes he committed while in office. As Ford explained, it was a way for the country to put the turmoil of Watergate behind it. For a country outraged by Nixon's offenses against the Constitution, however, it looked as if Nixon had resigned as part of a deal to get a pardon from Ford. Either way, Jimmy Carter beat Ford in 1976. Cheery Marketing: The FDA confirmed that Cheerios, once billed as "the first ready-to-eat oat cereal," can lower the risk of heart disease and allowed General Mills to use that claim in its marketing. Introduced in 1941, Cheerios was advertised that year on the "Lone Ranger" radio show, an association that would continue with the TV version. Jonathan Coe's "The Rotters Club" included a record 13,955-word sentence, beating whose 4,391-word sentence in "Ulysses"? A) William Faulkner B) James Joyce C) Franz Kafka D) Herman Melville Previous answer: Dragonflies are the fastest insects. 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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