Friday, October 20, 2017
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to Chad Isbell who won this week's "Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
Guided, I am scraping along,
leaving behind my snow white dust
against that which I am scraping,
for when I am scraping, I must.
ANSWER: Chalk.
Enjoy!
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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Never put an age limit on your dreams."
HINT: (1967- ), is an American former competition swimmer who is a twelve-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The ancient Greek city of Megara held a version of the Olympic Games that included a kissing contest. Only boys were allowed to enter.
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PE teachers were originally banned from the modern Olympics because they were professionals.
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At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain won gold, silver and bronze in the tug of war.
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The fastest 100 meters run by an eight-year-old today would have won bronze at the 1896 Olympics.
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The 1988 Olympics included the sport of solo synchronized swimming.
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The Kalenjin people of Kenya make up 0.05% of the world's population but have won almost 50% of its major distance-running events since 1980.
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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Never put an age limit on your dreams."
ANSWER: Dara Torres.