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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.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23
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, September 26Orange Tabbies: Found on the comics page, what orange tabby cat shares his name with a "Wuthering Heights" character? That would be Heathcliff. You were probably thinking Garfield, who is also an orange tabby. George Gately's strip appeared first, in 1973, whereas Jim Davis developed Garfield in 1978. Whereas Heathcliff likes to cause havoc in the neighborhood, in single panels, Garfield sits around and eats lasagna, requiring several panels every day to do so. Orderly Law: In 1992, Paul Sorvino left "Law & Order," on which he played Detective Phil Cerreta, so he could have more time to sing opera. Somehow, though, the show survived the loss of such a major character. Who ran the Ottoman Empire? A) The Arabs B) The Greeks C) The Mongols D) The Turks Previous answer: "Snakes on a Plane" was nearly called "Pacific Air 121." 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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