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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 Tuesday, September 15Saludos, Lectors y Lectoras: Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs until Oct. 15. The start date was chosen because five Central American countries celebrate their independence days on Sept. 15, while Mexico's is tomorrow and Chile's is on the 18th. The special month also includes Columbus Day, which is a bit of a touchy issue for Hispanics with aboriginal heritage. Many of them call it Dia de la Raza. Ward Who? Some of our older readers may know Ward Bond from his role on the TV series "Wagon Train." But thanks to his friendship with such directors as John Ford and Frank Capra, he has been in an astronomical number of iconic movies, including "It Happened One Night," "Bringing Up Baby," "Gone with the Wind," "The Grapes of Wrath," "The Maltese Falcon," "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Searchers." Some hold that he has been in more Best Picture Oscar nominees than anybody else. Take this state's name. A) Hawaii B) Michigan C) Rhode Island D) South Carolina Previous answer: A kind of leather is named for Morocco. 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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