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Daily Trivia

How tender was Elvis' love?

on Oct 12, 2025

Elvis Presley's hit recording of "Love Me Tender" entered Billboard's pop charts in October 1956. It stayed on the charts for 19 weeks, and was in the Number 1 spot for five of those weeks. The song, from Presley's debut film with the same title, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee," which had been written back in 1861.

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How much carbon dioxide do you produce?

Daily Trivia / October 12, 2025

Cars produce about four times their own weight in carbon dioxide each year. The average home produces 50 tons of carbon dioxide each year.

What was Paul Revere's second trade?

Daily Trivia / October 11, 2025

In addition to silversmithing, Paul Revere practiced dentistry in colonial Boston. He learned the craft from a surgeon dentist and advertised himself as being prepared to fix loose false teeth and to clean teeth.

Is an emerald worth more than a diamond?

Daily Trivia / October 11, 2025

While diamonds are usually considered the most precious of stones, a large, near flawless emerald is worth considerably more than a diamond of the same size.

How much does the brain move?

Daily Trivia / October 10, 2025

The soft mass of the adult brain is motionless. Though it consumes up to 25 percent of the blood's oxygen supply, it does not grow, divide, or contract.

How many inches would Shakespeare budge?

Daily Trivia / October 10, 2025

The phrase "To not budge an inch" is from Will Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, "Induction," Scene 1. This phrase was first uttered by the drunken tinker Christopher Sly. Sly's refusal to budge altered what had been a ...Read More