TRIVIA BITS

From 1959 to 1970, which company was the title sponsor of the TV quiz show “College Bowl”?

A) Ford

B) General Electric

C) IBM

D) Nabisco

Myrrh resin was a versatile, valuable commodity in the ancient world. Ancient Egyptians used it for perfume, as insect repellant and for embalming bodies. Throughout history, it’s been recommended for relieving symptoms of everything from gum disease to diarrhea. (Not that we’re recommending this.) Medical researchers continue to investigate its anti-microbial properties for treating wounds and skin inflammations.

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Though there’s evidence that ancient boxers wore hand protection when they fought, the boxing gloves we know today originated with a bare-knuckle boxing champion named Jack Broughton. After he unintentionally killed a ring opponent in 1741, Broughton devised rules to make boxing safer and more sportsmanlike; prohibiting a boxer from hitting a downed opponent, for example. During workouts and at the training school he ran in London (where most of the students were aristocrats), he recommended wearing what he called “mufflers” to protect hands and cushion blows.

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Answer: “G.E. Quiz Bowl” was sponsored by General Electric.