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Saturday, November 7
William Lear had quite a career, despite having dropped out after eighth grade. He sold the patent for the car radio to Galvin, which is now Motorola. He invented the 8-track tape cassette that became a '70s fad. And he founded a company that …Read more.
Friday, November 6
Built out of solid rock in the 1960s, Temppeliaukio Church is found largely underground in Helsinki. Architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen designed the church to burrow into solid rock, using designs that predated World War II. The back wall of the …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
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Trivia Bits Saturday, June 20Bad Water: Ever wonder if that fancy bottled water people drink is actually just tap water? Coca-Cola was caught using regular municipal water, just like the kind that comes out of your taps, in its Dasani brand. The water is filtered afterward, though, with some trace minerals added. Incidentally, even if bottled water were better for you than tap water, there is also the fact that it is bottled in plastic, which doesn't decompose well. In Like Flynn: Today would be Errol Flynn's 100th birthday, had his heart not exploded in Vancouver in 1959, after an international weeklong drinking binge. Flynn was famous for his hard-partying ways, and his amorous adventures became front-page news after he was falsely accused of rape. If you aren't careful, an apelike "Bigfoot" called the Yowie might throw you on the barbie, mate. Where? A) Australia B) Canada C) The Carolinas D) Wales Previous answer: The Chevrolet with the Zulu name was the Impala. 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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