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View the full archive of Mostly Trivial Mostly Trivial 177 Who Are They [trivia] Who Are They Trivia This is a Tough One Do You Know Who Is... John Forbes Nash, Jr? He is a famous twentieth-century mathematician. Born in 1928, John Nash graduated from Princeton and eventually went on to win the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994. Of course, much of his fame also comes from his life story. In 1959, Nash was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia for which he was treated for nearly a decade. His work following his time in a mental hospital led up to his winning ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 176 Parking Meters [trivia] Parking Meters Trivia It Pays to Park... But not to you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 175 Word Origins [trivia] Word Origins Trivia More Fun on Word Origins For more trivia on 'word origins' listen to shows 27 and 112! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 174 Mostly Trivial 174 Counterfeiting [trivia] Counterfeiting Trivia Biggest software counterfeiting bust in history! JULY 25, 2007 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 173 Corn [trivia] Corn Trivia Make Corn Part of Your 5 A Day Plan! Varieties Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 172 Superstition [trivia] Superstition Trivia Are You? I'm Not! Some people are just plain silly... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 171 Les Paul [trivia] Les Paul Trivia Another Legend Passes On. Les changed the course of music and recording. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 169 Vending Machines Vending Machines Trivia Are you Hungry or need an iPod? Vending Machines will take care of that. In the early 1920's, the first automatic vending machines started dispensing sodas into cups. In 1926, an American inventor named William Rowe invented the cigarette vending machine. Vending machines soon offered everything including; cigars, postcards, stamps, etc. In Philadelphia, a completely coin-operated restaurant called Horn & Hardart was opened in 1902 and stayed opened until 19 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 169 Radio [trivia] Radio Trivia How much do you listen to Radio? I listen to Podcasts [of course] Guglielmo Marconi invented his spark transmitter with antenna at his home in Bologna, Italy, in December 1894. He took his "Black Box" to Britain in Feb. 1896 and although it was broken by custom officials, he filed for British Patent number 12039 on June 2, 1896. He formed his first Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company in Britain in 1897 at age 23 and the world's first radio factory on Hall Street in D ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 168 Michael Jackson [trivia] Michael Jackson Trivia How much do you know about the King of Pop? Michael Jackson was the subject of the controversial 2003 documentary "Living With Michael Jackson." It profiled Jackson's hectic lifestyle and included his children. The show was hosted by British journalist Martin Bashir. Originally produced for the BBC, it earned strong ratings in the U.S. as well when it aired on VH1 and other networks. Jackson has repeatedly referred to the special as inaccurate and unfair. Ne ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 167 Mythology [trivia] Myth Trivia Myth, Hallucination, or History? Medusa, one of the three Gorgons, daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. She was the only one of the Gorgons who was subject to mortality. She is celebrated for her personal charms and the beauty of her locks. Medusa and her sisters came into the world with snakes on their heads, instead of hair, with yellow wings and brazen hands. Their bodies were also covered with impenetrable scales, and their very looks had the power of killing or turning t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 166 Classical Music [trivia] Classical Music Trivia Things you never knew about Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Born to a wheelwright (and occasional harpist) Mathias Haydn, the only artifact he retained all his life was a wheelmaker's hammer used by his father. He kept this in a specially made ornate box. Haydn's nickname as a child was "Sepperl". Although his full name was Franz Joseph Haydn, he didn't use the name Franz, which is therefore omitted in most texts nowadays. He also never spelled his name Josef. Ha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 165 Scotland [trivia] Scotland Trivia Time for a Wee Dram! The recorded history of Scotland begins in the 1st century AD, when the Romans invaded Britain. The Romans added southern Britain to their empire as the province Britannia. They were unable, however, to subdue the fierce tribes in the north. To keep these tribes from invading Britannia, Emperor Hadrian had a massive wall built across the island from sea to sea. The Romans called the land north of the wall Caledonia, and they called the people P ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 164 More Animal Fun [trivia] More Animal Fun Trivia Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) They live in woods in parts of North America and are the largest game birds found in this part of the world. They spend their days foraging for food like acorns, seeds, small insects and wild berries. They spend their nights in low branches of trees (yes, wild turkeys can fly!) ______________ Help Mostly Trivial out would ya? Netflix is our new sponsor. Click on the Netflix Ad on the left hand side of the site. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 163 Sports [trivia] Sports Trivia. Scandals anyone? Pete Rose "Betting on Baseball" scandal One of the worst sports scandal is Pete Rose's banishment from baseball. The 1919 Black Sox scandal ultimately did more harm to the game, but Rose's case was much more tragic. Here you have the manager for the Cincinnati Reds, the sport's all-time leader in base hits, and he gets thrown out of the game for illegally betting on baseball. Pete Rose was a Hall-of-Fame player, but a dubious manager. He was a fir ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 162 Patents [trivia] Patent Trivia. Are you Inventive? "The patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius." Abraham Lincoln The fee to file a patent application is $385 for an independent inventor. The total cost to obtain a patent, including issuance fees and attorney fees, is approximately, $4,000 to $5,000.Its expensive to be inventive! How did a mistake lead to the creation of America's favorite variety of cookie? In 1930, Ruth Wakefield was mixing a batch of cookies for her roadsi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 161 Museums [trivia] Museum Trivia. What do you collect? The Smithsonian Museums The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research joint and museum complex, Funded by the government of the U.S.and from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and magazine. Most of its Hang outs are aroun the Washington, D.C. area, but its other19 museums, zoo, and nine research centers include sites in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and beyond. It has over 136 million items in its collections, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 160 Impeachment Impeachment Trivia. Out you go. The White House Back when George W. Bush was president, if he was removed from office for any reason, medical being another possibility, Cheney would nominate someone to be the Veep. Maybe his neighbor & pal Donald Rumsfeld. Now there's something to lose sleep over. Only if something happened to both No.43 & the Veep (say, a really bad hunting accident) would Pelosi become President. Just in case you were worrying. Read about Nixon, Agnew, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 159 Classic TV [trivia] Classic Television Trivia. Part 6 The Brady house The house used in exterior shots, which bears little relation to the interior design of the Bradys' home, is located in Studio City, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. According to a 1994 article in the Los Angeles Times, the San Fernando Valley house was built in 1959 and selected as the Brady residence because series creator Schwartz felt it looked like a home where an architect would live. How 'bout that? ___ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mostly Trivial 158 The Sun [trivia] The Sun Trivia Another shorter Mostly Trivial, but still this is a Hot Topic. What do you know, Joe? What planet does not tilt as it goes around the Sun, so consequently, it has no seasons? âA. SaturnâB. Uranus C. Venus D. Claire . . Last Post Answers: D. All of These ` ______________ Johnee Bee from Mostly Trivial asks you to leave a Review in iTunes if thats how you get this show. Add yourself to my Frappr Map as well. 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