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Wednesday, May 22
Paul Julian worked behind the scenes at Warner Brothers, painting the backgrounds of the cartoons. He was particularly known for doing urban scenes. But his other claim to almost-fame is that he voiced the Roadrunner. It was an easy gig, since the …Read more.
Tuesday, May 21
Polo and jai alai share a particular rule that few other sports would even consider. No left-handed players are allowed. In jai alai, this is because of the three-walled court, which requires bounces off the sidewall, a touch move if you're a …Read more.
Monday, May 20
An EGOT is winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. The first British actor to pull this off was John Gielgud. He won an Emmy for the "Summer's Lease" miniseries and an Oscar, oddly enough, for 1981's "Arthur." He won the Tony, …Read more.
Saturday, May 18
In 2008, Abby Elliott joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." This made her the first cast member to be a child of a previous cast member. Yup. The show has been on that long. Her father is Chris Elliott, who had been on the show in 1994-…Read more.
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RELEASE: FEBRUARY 24, 2012When the Beatles started their careers, the U.S. versions of their albums would be a couple tracks shorter than the British versions. This left behind enough unreleased content to create a whole new U.S. album, which was called "Yesterday and Today." The Beatles did not like their albums being butchered this way, which may be why the original cover art depicts them hacking up bloody dolls in butchers' gowns. It was replaced with a shot of the band posed around a steamer trunk. It sold poorly. When Cambridge University banned dogs from student dorms, what future poet kept a pet bear instead? A) Lord Acton B) Lord Byron C) Lord Nelson D) Lord Tennyson Previous answer: Martin Sheen's sons are Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen. 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.
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