TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, September 19, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Yesterday at the library where I work, we had our "Patron Appreciation Day," which is an annual celebration where we offer food, entertainment, and other goodies for our patrons to thank them for their support.

It never fails that we have at least one person (usually more) who just come in to free load, and yesterday was no exception.

I was restocking a plate of cookies when I noticed a lady carrying a basket who was yanking cookies and crackers and stuffing them in her basket. If that wasn't bad enough, when I approached her, she asked me, "What is this event about?"

She didn't even know what was going on, just that there were plates of food and she was going to stock up as much as possible! I had to ask her to quit filling her basket so that there would be enough snacks for everyone else. I felt like I was talking to a 5-year old!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "We laugh a lot. That's for sure. Sure beats the alternative, doesn't it?"

HINT: (1922-), American actress, comedienne, singer, author, and former game show personality.

RANDOM TIDBITS
The first recorded labor strike appears to have taken place in 1245 at Douai (in modern Belgium). Clothmakers walked out on the guild masters (their employers).

Oktoberfest, now celebrated all over Germany, began in Bavaria at King Ludwig I's wedding on October 27, 1810.

New Amsterdam had America's first police force. When it was established in 1658, it consisted of just eight men.

Anatomy lessons in the Renaissance were a social occasion. Invitations were sent out to prominent persons and officials, and a still living speciman was chosen from among condemned criminals.

The cavalry unit that has become famous as the "Rough Riders" was also known in its day as "Teddy's Terrors," "Teddy's Terriers," and the "Cowboy Cavalry."

The Althing of Iceland, established in 930, is the oldest parliament in the world.

VIDEO CLIP
Munich's Oktoberfest
In Europe 'Autumn' has always meant the fruits of harvest. One of Autumn's greatest festivals to celebrate the harvest is Octoberfest, which happens wherever Germans have settled.

Watch It Now: Munich's Oktoberfest


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I am sometimes right, but never wrong.
I am sometimes an instrument much smaller than a gong.
Bermuda and love are both parts of me.

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "We laugh a lot. That's for sure. Sure beats the
alternative, doesn't it?"

ANSWER: Betty White.

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