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Daily Trivia

What did Beethoven have to do with WWII?

on Jan 7, 2026

The British Broadcasting Company played the opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in all its broadcasts to Europe during World War II. The familiar "dah-dah-dah-DAAAAH" opening is the same as Morse code for the letter "v" (dot-dot-dot-dash) the symbol adopted for "victory."

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Which animal has pug marks?

Daily Trivia / January 07, 2026

A tiger's paw prints are called pug marks. A tiger's forefeet have five toes and the hind feet have four toes. All toes have claws. The claws are 80 to 100 mm in length.

Which country keeps the most pigs?

Daily Trivia / January 07, 2026

Almost half the pigs in the world are kept by farmers in China.

What did Detroit produce before it produced cars?

Daily Trivia / January 07, 2026

Long before Detroit became renowned for the production of automobiles, the city had earned a national reputation for the manufacturing of cigars and chewing tobacco. Tobacco companies were among the city's leading ...Read More

How do women's bell-bottoms differ from men's?

Daily Trivia / January 06, 2026

In most cases men's boot cut and women's boot cuts differ. Women's boot cut jeans are tight to the knee and then flare out slightly to the hem while men's boot cut jeans are usually flared/loose all the way from crotch to ...Read More

What was wrong with the Grand Canyon stamp?

Daily Trivia / January 06, 2026

In January 2000, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Grand Canyon stamp. However, the photo used was a reverse image, giving a mirror image of a view from the South Rim. The previous year, the Postal Service mistakenly ...Read More