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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, September 21Battling Alma: Yesterday marked the 255th anniversary of the beginning of the Crimean War, when the French and British teamed up to beat the Russians in a battle at the River Alma. The battle made "Alma" a popular girls name, but even more oddly, the battle's veterans from the Isle of Man decided they would each name one of their sons Alma, who in turn would name one of their sons Alma and so on. As near as I can tell, subsequent generations of Manx men decided this was a dumb idea and stopped doing it. New Nation, New Name: Many of Israel's early leaders adopted new names in their new country. Polish-born David Gruen became David Ben-Gurion, which means "Son of the Lion." And Golda Mabovitz became Golda Myerson when she got married, and then in turn became Golda Meir, a Hebraization of her married name. What John Cusack movie, based on a Jim Thompson novel, nearly starred Cher as his sexy mom and Michelle Pfeiffer as his sexy girlfriend? A) "Being John Malkovich" B) "The Grifters" C) "Grosse Pointe Blank" D) "Say Anything" Previous answer: To stay kosher, you could have vegetarian pizza. 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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