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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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Tuesday, May 26Planning the Capital: Australia set a precedent when it created a new city, Canberra, to be its capital. A lot of countries have followed suit, with mixed results. Brasilia, deep in the jungle, was a Brazilian disaster. Nigeria's move from Lagos to Abuja cost a fortune, while it seems that Burma's abandonment of Rangoon may have been done at the suggestion of a fortuneteller. Ivory Coast moved its capital to the hometown of its dictator, who also built the world's largest Catholic church there. Major Tom: David Bowie's first big hit, "Space Oddity," inspired two hit sequel songs. One was his own tune "Ashes to Ashes." The other was Peter Schilling's "Major Tom." The original song is about an astronaut stranded in space who cannot return home. Both Jose Ferrer and Gerard Depardieu, along with their noses, got Oscar nominations for playing what title character? A) Cyrano de Bergerac B) Robin Hood C) Napoleon D) Zorro Previous answer: Queen Elizabeth became an honorary New Yorker in 1976. 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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