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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 Thursday, September 10A Day in the Life of the Beatles: Originally, "A Day in the Life" was supposed to end with the four Beatles humming, but that didn't work out, so they had the idea of three pianos hitting an E-major chord simultaneously. To stretch that sound out to 40 seconds, they kept increasing the sound levels. If you listen carefully, you can hear the hum of air conditioning, squeaking chairs and rustling paper. And reportedly, at the very end there is an ultrasonic whistle designed to annoy your dog. Great Canute: No wonder Canute was so "great." He was king of three countries: England, Norway and Denmark. What Macedonian imperialist was known as "the Great"? A) Alexander B) Alfred C) Claudius D) Peter Previous answer: Nitroglycerin can blow stuff up, but is also good for your heart. 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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