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Saturday, March 20
One of the more peculiar, but lesser known, incidents in the Apollo mission occurred when an astronaut gave himself communion on the moon. Buzz Aldrin used a kit prepared by his pastor back home. The incident occurred during radio silence, to avoid …Read more.
Friday, March 19
To fight prostate cancer, the AdMeTech Foundation introduced Prosty the Spokesgland, whose theme song was sung to the tune of "Frosty the Snowman." The rousing chorus was, "Look at Prosty grow/Lumpety lump lump/Lumpety lump lump/No …Read more.
Thursday, March 18
ASCAP doesn't mess around. It will sue your butt off if you violate the copyright of its members. In 1995, ASCAP announced that unless it got fees of up $1,400 from each site, it would take legal action resulting in six-figure fines or a year in …Read more.
Wednesday, March 17
If you grew up in the 1980s, you may remember those GI Joe public service announcements. Eric Fensler parodied those PSAs on his website, adding non sequiturs. Hasbro was not amused. It sent in lawyers. But there were plans to slip the exclamation …Read more.
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Trivia Bits for October 10
This is Double Ten Day in China. No, not that China. The other, smaller China. The one you call Taiwan. It is the successor state of the regime that knocked down the Chinese emperor and declared a republic. This process started with the Wuchang Uprising, which began on Oct. 10. Hence, Double Ten. It is also known as National Celebration Day. Tomorrow you may be in for a surprise. It is National Coming Out Day, when gay men, lesbians and bisexuals are encouraged to share their status with friends and family. The idea came up after the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987. Candace Gingrich became the spokesperson for the day in April 1995. Coming out is especially important for what is called the "gay agenda," since people who have gay friends or relatives are more supportive of gay-friendly policies. What was the first film to be released on home video before winning the Best Picture Oscar? A) Braveheart B) Crash C) The Silence of the Lambs D) Titanic Previous answer: Indonesia shares Timor with East Timor and New Guinea with Papua New Guinea (and also shares Borneo with Brunei and Malaysia). 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. COPYRIGHT 2009 PAUL PAQUET DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
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