TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Tonight is my last class for the summer semester! I am still scrambling to finish up my project which I have to present during class, so I am going to keep this short and finish up my work. I'm so glad that I have almost three weeks off until the fall semester begins. It will be a much needed break!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship."

HINT: (1873-1958), British writer and journalist, known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea.

RANDOM TIDBITS
The largest living organism on earth is Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It has a larger surface area than all of England.

Most "Sea Serpent" sightings are just sightings of the massive Oarfish, the longest bony fish in the world, growing up to 45 feet and having a horse-like face.

Earth's longest mountain range, the Mid-Ocean Ridge, is underwater. It's four times as long as the Rockies, Andes and Himalayas combined.

The gray whale migrates more than 10,000 miles each year, the longest migration of any mammal.

A swallow of seawater contains millions of bacterial cells,
hundreds of thousands of phytoplankton and tens of thousands of zooplankton.

Over 90% of all volcanic activity happens in the ocean.

VIDEO CLIP
Deep Ocean Impressions - An Underwater World

This clips offers great visuals of colorful life deep in the seas of the Maledives and is combined with soothing classical sounds to bring the comfort of relaxation and meditation.

Watch It Now: An Underwater World


*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Hiding within, there can be 28
More or less builds the pearly gate
Holes inside, filled with gold
Silver bridges can these guys hold
Strong and sturdy are these chaps
Clean them up, or else silver caps

What are they?

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship."

ANSWER: H.M. Tomlinson.

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