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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 Tuesday, September 22Park the Car: Today is Car Free Day. In 1994, Eric Britton proposed a car-free day as part of a speech at the Accessible Cities Conference in Toledo. The idea spread through Europe and reached North America in 2001, when Toronto had itself a car-free day. Going car-free is not only good for the environment, but good for your health if you can walk or cycle to work. You can also try car pooling. Reimagining Battlestars: In the 1970s, Glen Larson developed "Battlestar Galatica," which was inspired in part by Mormon beliefs. In 2003, the show returned to TV, but as an entirely new, darker version. In this new series, Edward James Olmos took over Lorne Greene's old role, and the original Capt. Who is traditionally said to have written the first five books of the Bible, which is no mean trick, since he was dead when many of the events described occur? A) Adam B) David C) Moses D) Solomon Previous answer: "The Grifters" nearly starred Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer. 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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