Friday, April 13, 2018

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Congratulations to Amy Uram who won this week's "Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:

Sometimes I am loved,
Usually by the young.
Other times I am dreaded,
Mostly by the old ones.
I am hard to remember,
Also hard to forget.
And yet if you do,
You'll make someone upset.
I occur every day
Everyone has to face me.
Even if you don't want it
To happen; embrace me.
What am I?

ANSWER: Birthday.

Enjoy!

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."

HINT: (1825-1895), English biologist (comparative anatomist), known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

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RANDOM TIDBITS
Any month that starts on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th in it.

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The world's first speed limit regulation was in England in 1903. It was 20 mph.

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The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device.

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The linen bandages that were used to wrap Egyptian mummies averaged 1,000 yards in length.

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The base of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is large enough to cover 10 football fields.

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"Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.




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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."

ANSWER: Thomas Henry Huxley