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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 Thursday, June 4Junk on eBay: The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer, which sold for $14.83. Astonished, Pierre Omidyar wanted to make sure the winning bidder knew the pointer was broken, and was in turn told, "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers." It is not true, though, that the site was founded to sell the Pez collection of Omidyar's fiancee. That's just PR fluff. Alike in Their Happy Endings: In 1927, MGM filmed a version of Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina." But what's with that title? Instead, they called it "Love" and billed it as "Greta Garbo and John Gilbert are in Love." Oh, and Tolstoy's ending? What a downer. Which of these is not a brownie? A) A box camera introduced by Kodak in 1900 B) A chocolate treat C) A hockey term for a 5-minute penalty D) A Scottish elf who does your chores Previous answer: Although there were bands called America and Europe, the supergroup featuring Howe and Palmer was Asia. 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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