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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.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 11, 2012
Charlie Chaplin was a great artist, but he was also consumed by a form of pedophilia called phebophilia, which is an overwhelming attraction for teenage girls. He married and divorced two underage girls. One of them, Lita Grey, he married because …Read more.
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Trivia Bits Monday, June 1Greenland Is Finally Free: Greenland finally emerges today from the firm hand of Danish oppression (such as it is) to become a separate country within the Kingdom of Denmark. So, Denmark is now two countries ... or something. On June 7, the kingdom will have a referendum that may end primogeniture, the idea that boys should get the throne ahead of their sisters. The current Danish crown prince, by the way, is married to a Tasmanian ad exec.
Mount John McCain: As you may know, North America's tallest mountain was called Denali by the Indians, but was named Mount McKinley by the Americans. Here's the strange part: William McKinley was not yet president at the time.
What "finger-lickin' good" chain found its slogan translated as "eat your fingers off" in Chinese? A) Arby's B) KFC C) McDonald's D) Wendy's
Previous answer: Independence Hall is on the $100 bill and is therefore "worth" the most out of U.S. landmarks on currency
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