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Daily Trivia

What was the Mayflower's companion named?

on Mar 28, 2025

The name of the Pilgrim's second ship that was to accompany the Mayflower to the New World was the Speedwell. It had to turn back because it wasn't seaworthy.

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Did Tchaikovsky meet his patron?

Daily Trivia / March 28, 2025

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky was financed by a wealthy widow for thirteen years. She stipulated that they never meet and they didn't.

What happens to energy when you're done with it?

Daily Trivia / March 28, 2025

When energy is used, it doesn't disappear; it merely goes elsewhere or is changed into another form.

Where did the salute come from?

Daily Trivia / March 27, 2025

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

Do bison roam on Catalina Island?

Daily Trivia / March 27, 2025

Off the coast of southern California, around 200 bison still roam in Catalina Island's hinterlands, descendants of a few brought there in the 1920s for a movie and left there.

Since the Lego Group began manufacturing blocks in 1949, more than 189 billion pieces in 2,000 different shapes have been produced. This is enough for about 30 Lego pieces for every living person on Earth.

Are the Himalayas growing?

Daily Trivia / March 26, 2025

The world's tallest mountains, the Himalayas, are also the fastest growing. Their growth -- about half an inch a year -- is caused by the pressure exerted by two of Earth's continental plates (the Eurasian plate and the ...Read More