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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 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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