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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 Monday, June 22One Eye on My Pocket: You hardly ever see people wearing eye patches anymore, although they are still used to treat "lazy eye." Sailors in general, and pirates in particular, wore eye patches, not only to cover up lost eyes, but so that one eye would be "set" above deck and the other "set" for the darkened areas below decks. Famous fictional eye patch wearers include the Hathaway Man, Nick Fury, Bazooka Joe, Snake Plissken and Rooster Cogburn. Science Turns on Darwin: No, not that one. Charles Darwin developed a widely accepted theory of evolution. His son George Darwin was not so lucky. His theory that the moon was pulled from the Earth is not widely accepted at all. Which of these is not a 1600? A) The goals Wayne Gretzky scored B) The one-time maximum SAT score C) The ounces to a hundredweight D) The White House street address Previous answer: The yowie is an Australian Bigfoot. 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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