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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, November 22, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
I found out this weekend that my friend's sister gets to
march in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with the Purdue
marching band. How cool is that! It's a tradition that my
mom and I watch the parade every year while baking pies for
our family's Thanksgiving celebration. Now, I have somebody
to look for while watching!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like
wrapping a present and not giving it."
HINT: (1921-1994), author of Fountains of Faith, one of
America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Macy's employees staged the first parade in 1924 - it was
so successful that they decided to make it an annual event.
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The first character balloon to make an appearance at the
parade was Felix the Cat in 1927. In 1934 Macy's worked with
Disney for the first time to create the original Mickey Mouse
balloon.
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The only interruption in the parade's history was from
1942-44. Macy's gave their parade balloons to the war
effort since rubber was so scarce.
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VIDEO CLIP
Ritual Fire Dance - Liberace
Liberace pays tribute to America's Indian heritage during
his Thanksgiving Day special with The Ritual Fire Dance.
The audience is also treated to a performance of Native
American dancing by special guest Little Bear.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=12306
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The parade was first televised in New York in 1945, and that
same year the Macy's parade began using the route that is
still followed today.
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Floats must travel through the Lincoln Tunnel to get to
Manhattan for the parade. A 24 foot wide, 40 foot high float
has to fold up to an 8 foot wide and 12 1/2 food high float
in order to get through.
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There was a helium shortage in 1958 that forced the
balloons to be filled with air and hung from cranes instead
of the traditional floating and bobbing.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
We are few to the wise;
We are abundant to the drunken;
We can calm the beast and are precious to the child;
We can devour the heart, without piercing the skin.
What are we?
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your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like
wrapping a present and not giving it."
ANSWER: William Arthur Ward.
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