Fun Daily Quiz: Where did the name Phineas come from?

Phineas is a Hebrew name, and it first appears in the Hebrew Bible as Phinehas or Pinchas.

Justin Timberlake’s Phineas

During a virtual interview on the Jan. 17, 2021, edition of The Ellen DeGeneres show, Justin Timberlake, 39, revealed that he and actress Jessica Biel, also sharing five-year-old son Silas – named their baby boy, born in the summer of 2020, Phineas.

Wikipedia was launched on Jan. 15, 2001. Happy 20th birthday, Wikis.

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Stevie Wonder wrote the tribute song “Happy Birthday” to urge the government to establish a Martin Luther King Jr. Day formally. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, and his birthday is celebrated in the US on the third Monday every January. Wonder released a video message on MLK day 2021  as an open letter to King, who was assassinated in 1968. The legendary musician is urging the incoming Biden administration to form a national commission on equality in the letter.

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R.I.P. Phil Spector, legendary music producer and convicted murderer of Barbarian Queen star  Lana Clarkson. Spector was best known for his novel music production technique, dubbed Wall of Sound – an overdubbed onslaught of instruments, vocals, and sound effects that changed how pop records are produced.