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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, September 13, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
I hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a nice time
celebrating my birthday with family and friends. Now, it's
back to reality and Monday morning! Here's some interesting
trivia about apples to get your week off to a healthy start...
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits."
HINT: (1817-1862), American author, poet, abolitionist,
naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor,
historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
America's longest-lived apple tree was reportedly planted
in 1647 by Peter Stuyvesant in his Manhattan orchard and
was still bearing fruit when a derailed train struck it in
1866.
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Apples have five seed pockets or carpels. Each pocket
contains seeds. The number of seeds per carpel is determined
by the vigor and health of the plant. Different varieties of
apples will have different number of seeds.
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Newton Pippin apples were the first apples exported from
America in 1768; some were sent to Benjamin Franklin in
London.
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Apples ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature
than if they were refrigerated.
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A bushel of apples weighs about 42 pounds and will yield
20-24 quarts of applesauce.
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Two-thirds of an apple's fiber and lots of antioxidants are
found in the peel. Antioxidants help to reduce damage to
cells, which can trigger some diseases.
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*** Weekly Mind-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?
Submit your answer by visiting: http://www.thedailytease.com
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits."
ANSWER: Henry David Thoreau.
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