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RELEASE: FEBRUARY 16, 2012
British post-punk group Joy Division's music wasn't especially joyful. And the origin of the name is even less so. As the story goes, the Nazis plucked the prettiest women from concentration camps and employed them in brothels for preferred soldiers.…Read more.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Before Mickey Mouse — and before he knew much about intellectual property laws — Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 1928 for Universal. When he and Universal parted company, Disney lost Oswald, which always rankled the …Read more.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Today we look at the unhappy history of celebrity stalkers. Robert Bardo became obsessed with young actor Rebecca Schaeffer. He hired a private investigator to find out where she lived and shot her to death, leading the LAPD to set up a Threat …Read more.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Some TV and movie stars sing on hit records. Others have criminal records. For example, in 1970, Suzanne Somers was arrested for passing bad checks. Larry King was accused of larceny after siphoning off cash intended to fund the New Orleans DA'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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