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TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, February 18, 2011
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to "Sheila Grogan" who won this week's
"Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
What can bring back the dead; make us cry, make us laugh,
make us young; born in an instant yet lasts a life time.
What is it?
ANSWER: A memory
Have a great weekend!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Behold the hippopotamus!
We laugh at how he looks to us,
And yet in moments dank and grim,
I wonder how we look to him.
Peace, peace, thou hippopotamus!
We really look all right to us,
As you no doubt delight the eye
Of other hippopotami."
HINT: (1902-1971), American poet well known for his light
verse.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
A hippo's yawn is actually a threat gesture, displaying
long, thick, razor-sharp canine teeth, or tusks, with which
it is capable of biting a small boat in half!
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The hippo is the third biggest land animal (coming in after
the elephant and the white rhino), and measures 12 feet in
length, five feet tall, and has a mouth that measures two
feet across.
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The tusk-like incisors and canines of a hippo grow
continuously. They are made of ivory, and valued even more
highly than an elephant's because they do not turn yellow
with age.
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VIDEO CLIP
Wild Kingdom - Hippopotamus
Wild Kingdom host Marlin Perkins observes a herd of wild
hippopotamus as they leave the safety of the water,
including a baby hippo thought to be only 2 days old. But
his mother doesn't let him get far from the water.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=468
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The ears and nostrils ? located at the top of the head ?
close automatically when the animal is under water. It has
practically no hair, and its smooth skin is quite delicate.
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There is a myth that a hippo sweats blood, but actually it
is an oily, red liquid that the hippo's skin exudes to keep
it moist and protected when not in the water.
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One young is born at a time, after a gestation of around
230 days. Births usually occur in months of heavy rainfall,
but can occur year-round. Young hippos will also bask on
their mother?s back. A group of hippos is called a ?bloat.?
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QUOTE: "Behold the hippopotamus!
We laugh at how he looks to us,
And yet in moments dank and grim,
I wonder how we look to him.
Peace, peace, thou hippopotamus!
We really look all right to us,
As you no doubt delight the eye
Of other hippopotami."
ANSWER: Ogden Nash.
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