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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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Greetings Infomaniacs,
Everybody knows that today is believed to be the birthday
of ol' Bill Shakespeare in 1564. Not that there is a birth
certificate, but this date is based on his baptism which
occurred on April 26 (it was customary to baptize a baby
three days after his or her birth).
But did you also know that this birthday is shared by 15th
president James Buchanan (1791), Shirley Temple (1928), Roy
Orbison (1936), Sandra Dee (1942) and your humble Trivia
Today editor (19something-something).
Happy birthday!
Enjoy!
Your Trivia Today editor
P.S. You can discuss this issue or any other topic in
the new Trivia Today forum. Check it out here...
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
HINT: He was one of the first to apply assembly line manu-
facturing to the mass production of affordable automobiles.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Jethro Tull is not the name of the rock singer responsible
for such songs as "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick." Jethro
Tull is the name of the band. The singer is Ian Anderson.
The original Jethro Tull was an English horticulturalist
who invented the seed drill.
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The high jump method of jumping head first and landing on
the back is called the Fosbury Flop.
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During the Vietnam War McIlhenny Company issued the "The
Charlie Ration Cookbook." This cookbook came wrapped around
a two-ounce bottle of Tabasco sauce in a camouflaged, water-
resistant container. The cookbook included instructions on
how to mix C-rations to make such concoctions as "Combat
Canapes" or "Breast of Chicken under Bullets."
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Though she bought him his first guitar, John Lennon's Aunt
Mimi discouraged him from a career in music, saying,
according to John: "The guitar's all right as a hobby, but
it won't earn you any money." Years later, John gave her a
silver plaque with that quote engraved upon it.
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In English, the days of the week are named after the Saxon
gods. Sunday is named after the sun, Monday after the moon,
Tuesday after Tiw, Wednesday after Woden, Thursday after
Thor, Friday after Freya, and Saturday after Saturn.
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According to the Mayan "long count" linear calendar, the
end of the world would occur on June 5th, 2012.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
First, think of a person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me what's always the last thing to mend,
the middle of middle, and end of end?
Finally, give me the sound often heard
during the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
What creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
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QUOTE: "Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
ANSWER: Henry Ford
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