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Wednesday, November 25
Mortified by reports of famine in Ethiopia, Bob Geldof and Ultravox's Midge Ure wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas," and 25 years ago today, some of Britain's top stars recorded the song at Trevor Horn's SARM West studio. Bob George flew …Read more.
Tuesday, November 24
It was 150 years ago today that Charles Darwin saw the publication of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection," which explained evolution and made possible another century of scientific advances. Darwin dawdled considerably …Read more.
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Monday, November 23
When he was 13, Roald Dahl got a chance to be a taste-tester for a focus group at Cadbury, along with his classmates at Repton in Darbyshire. At the time, Cadbury and Rowntree engaged in bitter corporate espionage. It all …Read more.
Saturday, November 21
Ever wondered what happened to Francis Gary Powers? He was the American pilot who crashed into the Soviet Union, deeply embarrassing the Eisenhower administration. He was traded back to the United States in 1962, for a Soviet spy caught in the U.S. …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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