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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 Monday, June 22One Eye on My Pocket: You hardly ever see people wearing eye patches anymore, although they are still used to treat "lazy eye." Sailors in general, and pirates in particular, wore eye patches, not only to cover up lost eyes, but so that one eye would be "set" above deck and the other "set" for the darkened areas below decks. Famous fictional eye patch wearers include the Hathaway Man, Nick Fury, Bazooka Joe, Snake Plissken and Rooster Cogburn. Science Turns on Darwin: No, not that one. Charles Darwin developed a widely accepted theory of evolution. His son George Darwin was not so lucky. His theory that the moon was pulled from the Earth is not widely accepted at all. Which of these is not a 1600? A) The goals Wayne Gretzky scored B) The one-time maximum SAT score C) The ounces to a hundredweight D) The White House street address Previous answer: The yowie is an Australian Bigfoot. 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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