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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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Greetings Infomaniacs,
Speaking of names, mine comes from the Hebrew word which
means "he will increase".
Since I still don't have any children this must mean an
increase in some other area...and it certainly isn't my
bank account.
Enjoy!
Your Trivia Today editor
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Things which matter most must never be at the mercy
of things which matter least."
HINT: (1749-1832), German writer, scientist, master of
poetry, drama and novel.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Alaska- Based on an Aleut word "alaxsxaq" literally meaning
"object toward which the action of the sea is directed" or
more simply "the mainland".
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Nebraska- Name based on an Oto Indian word that means
"flat water," referring to the Platte River.
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Kansas- From the Sioux Indian for "south wind people"
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Anaconda, Montana
In Copperopolis, Montana during the Civil War, owners of the
local copper mine were strong supporters of the Union cause.
Late in the war, word reached them that General Grant's
troops were circling General Lee's troops "like an anaconda"
To celebrate, they changed the mine's name to Anaconda, and
the town eventually followed suit.
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Pullman, Washington
The citizens of this community decided to name their town
after George M Pullman, the rich manufacturer of the Pull-
man Car hoping he would showere his namesake with new libr-
aries and other civic gifts. When they invited him to the
ceremonies, he sent his regrets, a nice thank you note and
a check for $50. That was the last the town heard from him.
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Bushon and Latham, Kansas
In the 1880s, workers for the Missouri Pacific railroad
were building a new line through Kansas. To celebrate the
success of their hometown baseball team, the St. Louis
Browns, they named 14 stations on the line for their fav-
orite players. Twelve of the stations have been renamed,
but Arlie Latham (shortstop) and Doc Bushong (pitcher)
are still on the map in Kansas.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
You may praise your good fortune and curse all you hate,
Yet I rule all your chaos and gamble your fate.
By some I'm avoided by others I'm game,
Called by fat or slim, my meanings the same.
What am I?
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Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
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QUOTE: "Things which matter most must never be at the mercy
of things which matter least."
ANSWER: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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