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Saturday, November 7
William Lear had quite a career, despite having dropped out after eighth grade. He sold the patent for the car radio to Galvin, which is now Motorola. He invented the 8-track tape cassette that became a '70s fad. And he founded a company that …Read more.
Friday, November 6
Built out of solid rock in the 1960s, Temppeliaukio Church is found largely underground in Helsinki. Architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen designed the church to burrow into solid rock, using designs that predated World War II. The back wall of the …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
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Friday, May 8Adopting Africa: Madonna's efforts to adopt a second child from Malawi recently came aground. The first adoption, of David Banda Mwale, proved hotly controversial, and there were accusations that she either jumped the line or somehow conned the boy's father. She had come across David while helping to build an orphanage in Malawi. Adopting Africa (and Everywhere Else): Madonna, though, is a piker compared to Angelina Jolie, who has adopted three children, all from different countries. In 2002, she adopted a Cambodian baby named Rath Vibol, whom she renamed Maddox Chivan. What kind of rock is the Rock of Gibraltar actually made from? A) Granite B) Limestone C) Marble D) Quartz Previous answer: Lewis Lapham wrote for Harper's. 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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