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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 Saturday, August 15Happy Indian Independence Day: Today, the world's most populous democracy is celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the day in 1947 when the British left India. Although Pakistan fractured off, leading to some viciously bloody ethnic cleansing, the moment represented the culmination of a determined campaign to achieve freedom. Today, it is celebrated with flag-hoisting ceremonies and colorful pageants. The Sacred Shopping List: We've been on a bit of a science fiction kick this week. One of our favorites is Walter Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz," a post-apocalyptic tale about the rebuilding of religion. One of the key relics, left behind before the Simplification by an engineer martyr named Saint Isaac Leibowitz, is this mysterious list: "Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels — bring home for Emma." What initials are shared by women named Cregg on "The West Wing," Lamb on "L.A. A) CJ B) DJ C) OJ D) PJ Previous answer: James Naismith is credited with creating both basketball and the football helmet. 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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