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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 Monday, September 14You've Got Trivia: Elwood Edwards was the guy who said, "Welcome," "You've got mail," "File's done" and "Goodbye" for AOL. (You may remember AOL: It used to send out free drink coasters that also had computer programs on them.) He got the gig after his wife heard that the service now called AOL wanted to add a voice to its user interface. Apparently, he didn't get paid, but he did do a cameo on "The Simpsons." At the Tone, It Will Be Time for Trivia: Jane Barbe owed her career to her miserable spelling. Too embarrassed to show her work to her boss, the copywriter read it, instead, and he decided to use her in the commercial. Tanned with sumac, what fine soft goatskin leather is named for a country? A) Danish B) Morocco C) Suede D) Turquoise Previous answer: Michael Buffer wants to ensure that you are ready to rumble. 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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