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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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Greetings Infomaniacs,
The ancient Maya civilization, from Central America, had a
special calendar that was mind-blowingly accurate. And it
predicted that the end of the human life cycle was on Dec-
ember 21st, 2012, the winter solstice.
The Mayans were also good at math and astrology (they ac-
curately predicted an eclipse that occurred hundred of
years later). So people are guessing that they were right
about the end of the world, too.
Something else that has gotten scientists curious is that
there are some major astronomical things happening in 2012.
Apart from the occasional eclipse and comet, the entire
solar system is supposed to pass through the center of our
galaxy, something that happens only once every 26,000 years.
And, there is a risk of our planet's poles switching. Sounds
crazy, but scientists say this has already happened. Also,
the Indian calendar, the Kali Yuga, ends at about the same
time. Coincidence? I think not.
Enjoy!
Your Trivia Today editor
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "There is much to be said for failure. It is more
interesting than success."
HINT: (August 24, 1872 May 20, 1956) Was an English parodist
and caricaturist.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Bourbon takes its name from Bourbon County in Kentucky,
where it was first produced in 1789 by a Baptist minister.
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During the World War II, Bob Hope's plane was shot at when
he was on his way to perform for the troops. His response
to this threat was: "I have critics everywhere."
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In Siberia, in 1994, a container full of marijuana was
discovered in the 2,000-year-old grave of a Scythian
princess and priestess, among the many other articles
buried with her.
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Oysters can change from one gender to another and then back
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used
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The effects of aspirin-like substances have been known since
the ancient Romans recorded the use of the willow bark as a
fever fighter. The leaves and bark of the willow tree contain
a substance called salicin.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
My first three letters are a term in golf,
While my second, third, and fourth are drawings.
My first four are less than a whole,
And all of me is a celebration.
What am I?
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Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
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email me your complete name and address and I will ship
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QUOTE: "There is much to be said for failure. It is more
interesting than success."
ANSWER: Sir Max Beerbohm
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