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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.
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.
Friday, November 20
Last month, we looked at Earth's prime meridian. There is a prime meridian on Mars, too. It runs through the crater Airy-0, which is named for British Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy. And as it happens, he built the "transit circle" …Read more.
Thursday, November 19
One of the titans of animation was Isadore Freleng, nicknamed Friz for his frizzie hair. He had been part of the Kansas City clique of animators working for Disney before moving to Warner Brothers, where he was a key person behind such characters as …Read more.
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Trivia Bits for Friday, October 2Every Day is a Winding Road: Sheryl Crow's career began, oddly enough, with a stint as a backup singer for Michael Jackson's 18-month "Bad" tour. She had been working as a music teacher in Missouri, taking gigs in the evenings, notably singing ad jingles in the St. Louis basement studio of a friend of hers. She made $40,000 from a McDonald's commercial. Her solo career took off with "Tuesday Night Music Club." Those Darn Hoi Polloi: The next time you hear somebody complaining about the hoi polloi, with their snobby noses up in the ear, you can really rankle that person by observing that the hoi polloi are actually the unwashed masses. What, originally, were the nits that a nitpicker would pick? A) Eyebrow hairs B) Louse eggs C) Pills in cotton D) Wooden splinters Previous answer: The Emmy is the tallest of the four main entertainment awards. 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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