TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Today marks four years that my boyfriend and I have been dating. Man, I can't believe it has been that long already! We are going to celebrate this weekend by going to Milwaukee for the Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers game.

We hadn't planned on going, but our friends had two tickets they couldn't use and offered to give them to us half-price. Couldn't pass up that deal! I'm excited to do something fun and get away for a night with my guy!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure."

HINT: (1709-1784), English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.

RANDOM TIDBITS
The chalkboards American schoolchildren are familiar with were introduced to America in 1714 by a German immigrant named Christopher Dock.

While in the field, Union soldiers during the Civil War dined on Van Camp's Pork and Beans and Borden's condensed milk.

The oldest of American college fraternities is Sigma Pi, founded at William and Mary in 1752. Phi Mu, established at Wesleyan College in 1852, is the oldest sorority.

The last passenger pigeon died at 1 p.m. on September 1, 1914, at the Cincinnati Zoological Park.

Myra Belle Shirley became famous as Belle Starr, "the bandit queen." During her lifetime, she went through half a dozen husbands and as many lovers.

Traditionally, the "von" in front of a German last name indicated noble degree. In the 19th century it became fashionable to use the longer "von and zu".


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Charlie the Karate Chimp
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Against your royalty I attack,
Going black to white and white to black
And one by two or two by one,
Until I'm caught or the war is done.

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure."

ANSWER: Samuel Johnson.

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