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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 Wednesday, June 17The Real Hamburglar: In November 2005, Ronald MacDonald was arrested after allegedly robbing a Wendy's in Manchester, N.H. The manager found MacDonald looting the safe with an accomplice named Hector Boyardee. No, that's a joke. The alleged accomplice was Steve Lemay. And you may have noticed that this MacDonald spells his name with one more A than the fast-food clown does. Way to ruin a good TriviaBit there, Ron ... Slow Down, Michael: William Daniels had a small part as a car thief on the pilot of "Knight Rider," on which he provided the voice of the car. He later became president of the Screen Actors Guild. Previously, he had won Emmys for his role on "St. Elsewhere." In the 2008 reboot, Val Kilmer took over the car's voice. Which of these TV shows was not named for the show-within-a-show on it? A) "Fernwood 2Nite" B) "Home Improvement" C) "The Larry Sanders Show" D) "Sports Night" Previous answer: Archie Bunker belonged to the Kings of Queens, a title shared by Kevin James' sitcom. 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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