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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 Saturday, June 6A Brand Nude Day: Tomorrow is World Naturist Day, although it seems to be celebrated mostly in Britain. Naturism, or nudism, appears to have originated in Germany, as part of the fitness movement. A German immigrant, Kurt Barthel, founded the American League for Physical Culture in the United States, after organizing the first American nudist event in New York in 1929. The word "naturism," however, is meant to indicate harmony with the environment. Jessica Tandy: Tomorrow would be the 100th birthday of Jessica Tandy. The British-born actor was married to Canada's Hume Cronyn for 52 years, one of Hollywood's few successful celebrity marriages. What chess piece shares its name with Corvus frugilegus, a member of the crow family found mostly in Europe? A) Bishop B) Pawn C) Queen D) Rook Previous answer: Death Valley is the largest national park in the lower 48. 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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