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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, March 5, 2008
"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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Greetings Infomaniacs,
How about a little history?
On this day in 1842 over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael
Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio and then
head back to the Rio Grande.
In 1904 Nikola Tesla, in Electrical World and Engineer,
describes the process of ball lightning formation.
Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated for a second term as President
of the United States on this day in 1917.
And in 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank
holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all
financial transactions during the Great Depression.
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There
can be no courage unless you're scared."
HINT: (1890 – 1973) Was an American fighter pilot who flew
in World War I.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Holland is the only country with a national dog. The Keeshond.
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The square dance is the official dance of the state of
Washington.
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Hawaii is the only U.S. state never to report a temper-
ature of zero.
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Never Forget your Roots
China holds the honor as the only ancient civilization
that has continued to the present day. Its culture and
language date back to the 3000s B.C.
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Tea for two but coffee for freedom
The heavy tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773, which
caused the "Boston Tea Party," resulted in America switch-
ing from tea to coffee. Drinking coffee was an expression
of freedom.
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No Weeping
Willow bark, which provides the salicylic acid from which
aspirin was originally synthesized, has been used as a
pain remedy ever since the Greeks discovered its thera-
peutic power nearly 2,500 years ago.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear.
My second, a price you must pay.
My whole can be found in the river of Time
and refers to events of today.
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QUOTE: "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There
can be no courage unless you're scared."
ANSWER: Eddie Rickenbacker
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