Was a popular singer’s appearance on a television series not seen by many viewers?
In this column’s home newspapers, Christmas comes one week from today.
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Did two airline CEOs settle a dispute over an advertising slogan with an arm-wrestling match?
Time for that honored tradition, my annual letter to Santa Claus!
Whose is the most reproduced portrait in U.S. history?
I thought it appropriate that I remind you of something. Winter is coming.
Did one actor play two different roles in every episode of a 1960s situation comedy?
Most readers of this column will be receiving it on the day after Thanksgiving.
Who was the first female superhero?
Next Thursday is that wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving.
Who is the Baby Ruth candy bar actually named after?
Ah, the approach of Thanksgiving makes me remember. The holiday itself just makes me fat.
Did a famous inventor have a plan to use the Statue of Liberty as a loudspeaker?
The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday always brings back fond memories from days long past.
Was an additional U.S. rocket test the reason the Soviet Union was able to put the first man into space?
Another week or so and we’ll have the annual parade of kids dressed in wild, weird outfits, extorting candy from households behind the seemingly-innocent statement, “Trick or treat!”
Was one of the most beloved Christmas-season films a flop when it was first released?
With the ninth birthday of the column now in our rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to Halloween.
How old is the ’Did You Know…?’ column turning this week?
In October of 2016, I had a problem - I was laying out a newspaper and had a “hole” in a page with nothing to fill it.