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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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Trivia Bits for Monday, August 10Bombshells: In the 1930s, Jean Harlow was the platinum-blonde bombshell who starred in, naturally enough, both "Platinum Blonde" and "Bombshell." In fact, it is because of Jean Harlow that a bombshell, originally something as shattering or devastating as a bomb, came to refer to beautiful women, as well. Another slang word, the notion of being bombed as a synonym for being drunk, probably dates to 1959. Celebrity Pizza Pitchmen: In 1997, Pizza Hut got former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to appear in a TV commercial with his 10-year-old granddaughter, Anastasia, in which they rejoice in all the chain-restaurant pizza that capitalism can deliver. What runneth over in Psalm 23? A) My cup B) Our hearts C) The messenger D) The riverbed Previous answer: Mary Poppins blew into the Banks home. 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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