[Mrs. Joseph Maffey]: “I'm having a baby and my husband doesn't know it”
Mr. Maffey is brought onstage so that
we can see his reaction as the questioning hones in on the Secret.
George Goodyear: “I
read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica...It took 11 years"
A younger
generation cannot comprehend how before the internet, a multi-volume set of
books called an encyclopedia was the best resource for a wide variety of
information. The Britannica, with its
25,000 articles and 3.8 million words (at the time) was considered the gold
standard. Goodyear began his project while in law school and finished in
1951. At his peak, he averaged more than a thousand
pages a year. The Britannica rewarded
Goodyear with a full set of their latest printing, which they said was about
two-thirds different from the volume he read. The Britannica would stop publishing a print edition in 2010. The rival World Book Encyclopedia claims today to be the only multi-volume general reference encyclopedia still in print.
Special Guest Robert Merrill: “I once tried
out for the Brooklyn Dodgers”
The panel must sing their questions to
the famous baritone, who responds in song.
Though he never made the big leagues, the opera star would become a
treasured part of New York baseball history.
Starting in 1969 he sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Opening Day for
the New York Yankees each season for three decades, He also sang at other
special events, including old-timer’s games and playoff games, for both the
Yankees and the New York Mets.
This episode has not been reviewed. Information comes from alternate sources, including Gil Fates' handwritten notes. Quoted secrets are based on those notes and are believed to be accurate.
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