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Strange But True: Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world for more than 3,800 years.
Fun Fact: Water
A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.
Moments in Time: Digital KISS
On Dec. 2, 2023, KISS completed their final "End of the Road" tour at New York City's Madison Square Garden with a performance featuring the band's digital avatars.
Weird News: Repeat Offender
Wannabe magistrate Wilber Mateo, 45, of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged with burglary and stealing from a Jackson County, Missouri, courtroom, KSHB-TV reported.
Strange But True: 36 Footballs
The home team must provide the referee with 36 footballs for each National Football League game.
Facts About The 1980s
While royal and celebrity weddings are still a big ratings hit to this day, they pale in comparison to Diana and Charles’ wedding in 1981.
Moments in Time: Godzilla Hollywood Star
On Nov. 29, 2004, Japanese movie monster Godzilla, a mutant born of nuclear radiation fallout, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- quite a present on his 50th birthday.
Strange But True: Time Zones
Before time zones were established in 1883, North America had more than 144 local times.
Fun Fact: Lollipop
George Smith, owner of a confectionary company called the Bradley Smith Company, took credit for inventing the modern version of the lollipop, which he began making in 1908.
Moments in Time: Ella Fitzgerald
On Nov. 21, 1934, a teenage and terrified Ella Fitzgerald stepped on the stage at Harlem's Apollo Theater to participate in Amateur Night after her name was drawn from a hat.
Weird News: Don’t Bug Me
First of all, apparently in the United Kingdom, ladybugs are called ladybirds. Regardless, one woman is fighting an epic battle against the cute spotted beetles in Hertfordshire…
Trivia Test: Lady Whistledown
TELEVISION: Which character on the series "Bridgerton" admits to being Lady Whistledown, the pseudonym of a gossip writer?
Sports Quiz: Chicago Cubs
What Chicago Cubs player hit the famous "Homer in the Gloamin'" home run just before dark at Wrigley Field to push the Cubs into first place over the Pittsburgh Pirates in September 1938?
Trivia Test: The Hunger Games
LITERATURE: What district does Katniss Everdeen represent in "The Hunger Games"?
Sports Quiz: Baseball's Sad Lexicon
6. What three Chicago Cubs players were immortalized in the refrain of the 1910 poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" by Franklin Pierce Adams?
Strange But True: Saltiest Ocean
The Atlantic is the saltiest of Earth's five major oceans, primarily due to the Antarctic ice sheet and global mountain ranges.
Fun Fact: Jack-O-Lantern
The term "jack-o-lantern" is from the Irish folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell, so his spirit wandered at night with just a lantern to light his way.
Facts about Halloween
Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years.
Moments in Time: Twinkie Panic
On Nov. 16, 2012, Hostess Brands sparked a panicked hoarding of snack cakes when the company announced it was shutting down, and a 31,000% jump in Twinkie sales on Amazon in only a week.
Weird News: Out of Spite
Stephan Marcum of Stanton, Kentucky, is in hot water for his choice of Halloween decorations, LEX18-TV reported. Police were called to Marcum’s residence on Oct. 4…