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Jack Bagley is a native of Chicago.  Following a 27-year career teaching history, he moved into newspapers and has been happy as a clam ever since.  In addition to writing trivia, Jack is an actor, a radio journalist, author of two science fiction novels, and a weekend animal safari tour guide.  He will celebrate 50 years in broadcasting in 2026.

Jack's Latest Articles

Did two different nations use the same flag for years, and not know it?
Was a popular character in the movie ‘Ice Age’ thought to be made up, until a fossil of one was discovered?
Did Wile E. Coyote ever catch the Road Runner in a cartoon?
Did ‘MAD’ Magazine get in trouble with the Treasury Department over a fake bill printed in an issue?
Was a Nazi film version of ‘Titanic’ made which indirectly caused more deaths than the actual sinking?
Was the first woman elected mayor of a U.S. city nominated as a cruel joke?
Who was the original ‘Mr. Baxter’ in the pilot for the TV series ‘Hazel’?
Did the widow of the creator of Charlie Chan sue Jack Benny over his use of the character on his show?
Did a man disappear in 1876 only to reappear in 1950 in New York?
Did one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1960s start out to be a war drama?
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