TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Welcome to February! It's hard to believe that February is already here, but that's probably partly because it has been so warm that it hasn't really felt like winter (not that I'm complaining). It has been in the 50s for the past two days, and so far, we've only had one significant snowfall. Although I am enjoying this weather, it does feel unnatural especially when I hear birds chirping when I wake up in the morning and have to remind myself it's the dead of winter. Very strange indeed.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "With electricity we were wired into a new world, for electricity brought the radio, a "crystal set" and with enough ingenuity, one could tickle the crystal with a cat's whisker and pick up anything."

HINT: (1915-1986), American political journalist, historian, and novelist, known for his wartime reporting from China.


RANDOM TIDBITS
In 1888, Alexander Graham Bell was the president of the National Geographic Society.

His father, grandfather, and brother were all associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf.

Mark Twain expressed initial interest in Bell's company but decided against an investment of $5000, because he saw possibilities in another invention called the Paige typesetting machine. Unfortunately, the machine proved to be much less successful and cost Twain an investment of $250,000. By 1894, Twain declared bankruptcy.

On March 7, 1876, the U.S. patent office issued a patent on Bell's invention that sent words over a wire by converting the sound waves to a varying current of electricity.

The film, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell debuted in 1939. After it was released, the telephone was commonly the "Ameche" which was a slang reference to the actor Don Ameche who played the telephone's inventor.

When he was born, he was just Alexander Bell. When he turned ten though, he begged his parents to give him a middle name like they had given to each of his brothers. It wasn't until his 11th birthday that the famous "Graham" was added to his name.


VIDEO CLIP
Fun With Electricity
The human body reacts in strange ways when there is an electric current running through it. In this funny clip a few college students have fun with electricity in their dorm room.

Watch It Now: Fun With Electricity


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There is a thing that nothing is,
And yet it has a name,
It's something tall and something short,
Joins our sport, and plays at every game.

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "With electricity we were wired into a new world, for electricity brought the radio, a "crystal set" and with enough ingenuity, one could tickle the crystal with a cat's whisker and pick up anything."

ANSWER: Theodore H. White.

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