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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 Thursday, July 2The Ebola virus is named for the Ebola River, in the D.R. Congo, where the virus spread to more than 55 villages in 1976. This probably ruined any tourism industry along the Ebola River. In fact, the Ebola virus is a lot like the Marburg virus, which was named for a city in Hesse, Germany. This happens a lot. The Norwalk virus may be associated with cruises, but it is named for an altogether pleasant community in Ohio, where it appeared at Bronson Elementary School in November 1968. Turkish Europe: Turkey is the only NATO country with a majority Muslim population. This makes Turkey a valuable ally in the conflict in Iraq, which it borders. But Turkey was originally added to NATO because it bordered the old Soviet Union. Yikes! What fairy-tale pair were left in the woods to die by their dad, a woodcutter who couldn't afford to feed them anymore? A) Hansel and Gretel B) Jack and Jill C) Peter and the Wolf D) The Turtle and the Hare Previous answer: The Pied Piper was the aggrieved rat catcher. 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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