Trivia Bits for Thursday, September 10 by Paul Paquet on Creators.com

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A 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.

There is a famous story about Canute ordering the tide to stop. Nowadays, we think that's a story about Canute being bat-guano insane, but in fact, he was making a point. As an earthly king, his power was limited by the constraints of the Kingdom of Heaven.

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.

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