TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, December 19, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was a weekend of celebrations. On Friday we celebrated my friend Jenny's birthday with dinner out and delicious cake homemade by our friend Stacy.

Then on Saturday, a bunch of us went out to celebrate our friend Mike getting his MBA after 2 1/2 years of hard work. I always enjoy being able to celebrate good things happening in life. There's certainly enough bad all around, so it's nice to have some good stuff, too!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts."

HINT: (1949-2000), writer and self-publisher of best-selling self-help books.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Mint was no doubt one of the earliest herbs discovered. It has been found in Egyptian tombs dating back to 1000 BC and has been part of the Chinese pharmacopoeia even longer.

The early Romans believed eating mint would increase intelligence. The scent of mint was supposed to stop a person from losing his temper and royal ambassadors carried mint sprigs in their pockets. It was also used to sweeten the often rank smell of medieval halls.

One drum of oil (weighing about 400 pounds) can be used to flavor approximately five million sticks of chewing gum or 400,000 tubes of toothpaste.

The United States produces more than 70% of the world's supply of peppermint and spearmint.

Recent research conducted at the University of Cincinnati has shown that sniffing mint improves concentration; several Japanese companies now pipe small amounts through their air conditioning systems to invigorate workers and improve productivity.

The genus Mentha is believed to have originated in the Mediterranean basin. Mint or Mintha, is named after the Greek nymph Minthes, who was turned into a mint plant by Proserpine, the jealous wife of Pluto, for casting covetous eyes on the philandering god of the underworld.

(www.wisconsinmint.org)


VIDEO CLIP
Bedtime Puppies
Watching this very cute video you'll see that puppies aren't so different from babies. A little bedtime lullaby is all they need to settle down. Note how most of them just snuggle up to each other in the corner.

Watch It Now: Bedtime Puppies


*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
I have no face, but everyone knows me. I grow stronger and larger as I age and I'm impossible to track. I feed off the innocent, and my followers are weak. I ruin friendships, relationships, and jobs.

What am I?

Submit your answer by visiting: HERE

Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts."

ANSWER: Peter McWilliams.

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