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0:03 Calarogus Shark Media Greeting's knowledge seekers. I'm Mark Allison, and welcome to a variety packed edition of five daily trivia questions. Question one, which breakfast cereal was invented to curbs snacking at a health spa? And what unusual ingredient did they remove after complaints? Question two? What surprising second job did mister Rogers keep throughout his TV career, earning six figures annually from it? Question three? Which common household product was originally invented as wallpaper cleaner before a teacher discovered what other use? Question four? What mathematical error on a billboard led to McDonald's creating which famous sandwich in nineteen seventy five?

1:05 Question five? Which Oscar winning actor worked as a lion cage cleaner at a circus before making it big? Keeping what souvenir from the job. We'll be right back with these varied answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans, Let's reveal today's answers. Question one asked which breakfast cereal was invented to curb snacking at a health spa and what unusual ingredient did they remove after complaints? Answer granola was created at the Battle Creek Health Sanitarium, originally containing small pieces of beef that were removed after guests complained. Doctor Kellogg later used the same concept to create corn flakes.

1:48 Question two asked what surprising second job did mister Rogers keep throughout his TV career, earning six figures annually from it. Answer he earned royalties as a songwriter, writing over two hundred songs, including all the music for his show. He held a degree in music composition from Rollins College. Question three asked which common household product was originally invented as wallpaper cleaner before a teacher discovered what other use answer. Play dough was first sold as a wallpaper cleaner until a teacher discovered kids could use it for art projects. The original product was white colors weren't at it until it was marketed as a toy. Question four asked what mathematical error on a billboard led to McDonald's creating which famous sandwich in nineteen seventy five. Answer. A misplaced decimal point made their quarter pounder look like a third pound burger, leading to the creation of the Big Mac. They kept the name Big Mac after test marketing showed it was more popular than double deck hamburger. Question five asked which Oscar winning actor worked as a lion cage cleaner at a circus before making it big, keeping what souvenir from the job. Answer Christopher Walkin worked as a lion tamer's assistant at a circus, keeping the whip which now hangs in his study. He was sixteen years old at the time and the lion's name was Sheiba. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions

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