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Saturday, May 25
In 2008, Terry Kniess got on the "Price is Right" stage by nailing the price exactly right. And when he made it to the Showcase Showdown, he got the price exactly right again becoming (possibly) the first person to ever do so. The …Read more.
Friday, May 24
Confusingly, there are two countries at the United Nations called Congo, both of them named for the Congo River, which in turn was named for the Kongo River. At one time, they were distinguished by their capitals, which happen to be across the Congo …Read more.
Thursday, May 23
In addition to being a notoriously voiced singer, Neil Young also loves model trains, so much so that he tried to take over Lionel Trains. He even invented a control system so that his disabled son could play with the trains as well, by remote …Read more.
Wednesday, May 22
Paul Julian worked behind the scenes at Warner Brothers, painting the backgrounds of the cartoons. He was particularly known for doing urban scenes. But his other claim to almost-fame is that he voiced the Roadrunner. It was an easy gig, since the …Read more.
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Wednesday, April 4Oprah’s odd first name was actually a typo. She was supposed to be named for Orpah, Ruth's sister-in-law (Ruth 1:4). Orpah wanted to go to Judea with Naomi, but Naomi talked her into going home. Oprah’s production company, Harpo, is Oprah backward. By the way, if your curious about Oprah’s biblically inclined family, she was born in Kosciusko, Miss., to an unmarried teenage mother. Her father was likely a coal miner who became a barber. If all rappers followed in Will Smith's footsteps and went back to their real names, what "Cop Killer" and ex-thief would be known as Tracy Marrow? A) 50 Cent B) Ice-T C) LL Cool J D) Snoop Dogg Previous answer: Grandma got run over by a reindeer. 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. Paul Paquet has been writing trivia since the early 1990s, and has written roughly 100,000 questions.
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