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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 Saturday, June 6A Brand Nude Day: Tomorrow is World Naturist Day, although it seems to be celebrated mostly in Britain. Naturism, or nudism, appears to have originated in Germany, as part of the fitness movement. A German immigrant, Kurt Barthel, founded the American League for Physical Culture in the United States, after organizing the first American nudist event in New York in 1929. The word "naturism," however, is meant to indicate harmony with the environment. Jessica Tandy: Tomorrow would be the 100th birthday of Jessica Tandy. The British-born actor was married to Canada's Hume Cronyn for 52 years, one of Hollywood's few successful celebrity marriages. What chess piece shares its name with Corvus frugilegus, a member of the crow family found mostly in Europe? A) Bishop B) Pawn C) Queen D) Rook Previous answer: Death Valley is the largest national park in the lower 48. 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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