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Wednesday, May 16
Kids used to carry lunchboxes. Go back long enough and they carried metal ones, which apparently were super dangerous and got replaced by plastic ones. Lunchboxes really took off in 1950 when a company called Aladdin put Hopalong Cassidy on the box. …Read more.
Tuesday, May 15
After reading Dr. Ashley Montagu's treatise on "The Natural Superiority of Women," William Marston decided to create Wonder Woman, the first successful female superhero. That lasso must have been his favorite part. It compels the truth, …Read more.
Monday, May 14
The Great Fire of London was great in some ways. It did destroy 13,000 homes, eliminating the ancient city but stopping short of Westminster. The 1666 fire also managed to scourge London of the plague that had ravaged it the year before. But it also …Read more.
Saturday, May 12
Get your 8-year-olds. Today, we're talking about farting astronauts. According to Boyle's Law, gases expand as pressure decreases. And that includes gases in the digestive system. As a result, high-altitude pilots and astronauts both have problems …Read more.
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012Amusingly, a large number of Republicans — even the ones against gay marriage — seem to have close relatives who are also lesbians. Newt Gingrich's half-sister, Candace Gingrich, played rugby for the Washington Furies and played a lesbian minister in an episode of "Friends." Dick Cheney's daughter, Mary, is gay. Alan Keyes called her a sinner, which made it especially funny when he turned out to have a gay daughter of his own. You can also include Sonny Bono, although Chastity is now a man named Chas. Alex Ostrovsky downloaded the billionth song from iTunes, when he was buying what band's "X&Y" album? A) The Black Eyed Peas B) Coldplay C) Pure Prairie League D) Talking Heads Previous answer: Sammy Davis Jr.
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 email him at paul@triviahalloffame.com. COPYRIGHT 2012 PAUL PAQUET DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
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