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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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Thursday, May 21Rocking the Monocle: That guy with the monocle on the cover of The New Yorker is named Eustace Tilley, who was created by art director Rea Irvin for the first cover in 1925. He appeared on every cover of The New Yorker until 1994, when R. Crumb created his grandnephew Elvis Tilley for the cover. Eustace usually still makes an appearance every year on the cover of the issue closest to the anniversary date of Feb. 21. Switching Sides: Sometimes, just sometimes, you have to feel a tiny bit sorry for the bad luck of the cigarette industry. One of its top lobbyists had been Victor Crawford, a Democrat who had come up in the rough and tumble of Maryland state politics. What is the only letter in the word "piano" that corresponds to a piano key? A) P B) I C) A D) N Previous answer: "Mrs. Doubtfire" came out about 10 years after the 1982 Oscar nominees included three drag roles. 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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