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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, March 24, 2008
"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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Greetings Infomaniacs,
Welcome to another work week, folks. I have a new Mind-
Scrambler at the bottom of the page for you. Make sure to
check it out!
Enjoy!
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "It's no use saying, we are doing our best. You have
got to succeed in doing what is necessary."
HINT: Was an english politician and author, best known as
Prime Minister of Great Britian during the second world war.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
1984 Kelloggs' Miss America commerative Corn Flakes Box
featuring Vanessa Williams is one of the most collectible
cereal boxes.
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"Eat like a bird" is a popular saying meaning to eat very
little. However, many birds eat twice their weight in food
a day.
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Ninety-nine percent of all lobsters die a few weeks after
hatching. In fact, the odds are 10,000 to 1 against any
larval lobster living long enough to end up as a lobster
dinner.
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Chrono-what?
A chronometer is a watch or clock whose movement has been
tested and certified to operate within a certain standard
of accuracy.
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Battery Powered
The first battery-powered watch, the Hamilton Electric
500, was released in 1957 by the Hamilton Watch Company
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Horologe
This word still used in French for large clocks. It is
derived from the Greek 'hora' meaning hour and 'legein'
meaning to tell.
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SHAPE WALK THREE: Moderate to Fast Pace 4.2 to 4.5 mph
It's time to Shape Up...
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These fun CDs make it easy to get your body moving. Made by
Shape Magazine with top Fitness and music professionals these
are tremendous CDs for anyone.
Top Fitness and music professionals compiled all time favorite
songs in a seamlessly blended, musically reengineered remix of
12 tunes first made famous by our favorite artists.
Featuring original vocal performances, this High Energy CD
contains songs: Get Up. Love Is Alive, Let The Music Play, New
Attitude, Jackie, Do You Want It Right Now, Love Rendezvous,
Pressure Us, No Frills Love, Sweet Dreams, Mr Vain, Push It.
To order this or see a list of other CDs available, visit:
SHAPE WALK THREE: Moderate to Fast Pace 4.2 to 4.5 mph
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
My voice is tender,
my waist is slender and I'm often invited to play.
Yet wherever I go I must take my bow
or else I have nothing to say.
What am I?
Submit your answer by visiting: www.thedailytease.com
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "It's no use saying, we are doing our best. You have
got to succeed in doing what is necessary."
ANSWER: Winston Churchill
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