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Wednesday, May 16
Kids used to carry lunchboxes. Go back long enough and they carried metal ones, which apparently were super dangerous and got replaced by plastic ones. Lunchboxes really took off in 1950 when a company called Aladdin put Hopalong Cassidy on the box. …Read more.
Tuesday, May 15
After reading Dr. Ashley Montagu's treatise on "The Natural Superiority of Women," William Marston decided to create Wonder Woman, the first successful female superhero. That lasso must have been his favorite part. It compels the truth, …Read more.
Monday, May 14
The Great Fire of London was great in some ways. It did destroy 13,000 homes, eliminating the ancient city but stopping short of Westminster. The 1666 fire also managed to scourge London of the plague that had ravaged it the year before. But it also …Read more.
Saturday, May 12
Get your 8-year-olds. Today, we're talking about farting astronauts. According to Boyle's Law, gases expand as pressure decreases. And that includes gases in the digestive system. As a result, high-altitude pilots and astronauts both have problems …Read more.
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Trivia Bits, October 29Many trivia fans know that the condiment saffron comes from a species of crocus – from its dried stigma specifically. Only about 300 tons of saffron are produced annually; over 90 percent of that comes from Iran. It takes some 50,000 flowers to produce just one pound of saffron, which helps to explain why the retail cost of a pound of saffron in the U.S. is around $1,000.
Some of the records cited in the new 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book: Samuel L. Jackson is the Highest Grossing Actor, with his 68 films taking in over $7 billion worldwide; at 91.3 inches, the Longest Dog is an Irish wolfhound; 105-year-old Edith Gulliford is the Oldest Bridesmaid; and 61 journalists attended the Largest Underwater Press Conference. The correct term for a resident of the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts is: A) Caper B) Coddian C) Cape Codder D) Coddie Previous answer: According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows," the longest-running nighttime broadcast network TV series (excluding movies and newscasts) is NBC's "The Tonight Show," which debuted in September 1954 and is currently in its 54th season. 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 Stan Newman at StanTrivia@aol.com or on a postcard to P.O.
Stanley Newman is the editor of the Newsday Crossword and author/editor of more than 125 books on crosswords, word games and trivia, including "15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia" (Random House). To find out more about Stanley Newman visit StanXwords.com, or e-mail him at StanTrivia@aol.com. COPYRIGHT 2008 STANLEY NEWMAN DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS SYNDICATE
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