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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 Thursday, August 13"Survivor: Race War" Edition: One of the more controversial editions of "Survivor" was the 13th edition, set in the Cook Islands, in which the players were divided into race-based tribes: Blacks, Asians, Whites and Latinos. It was won by Yul Kwon, one of the Asians, who had worked for Sen. Joe Lieberman. He was also the first winner to have found the Hidden Immunity Idol. Separated at Birth: In March 1976, Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and NFL star quarterback Peyton Manning were born two days apart at the former Southern Baptist Hospital and spent time together in the same nursery. What Australian island has had carnivorous devils and wolves named for it? A) Papua B) Queensland C) Tasmania D) Zealand Previous answer: The SVU in "Law & Order: SVU" stands for Special Victims Unit. 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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