TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, February 8, 2016

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I'm betting that many of you out there probably have a Facebook account. It's amazing how technology and social media has taken over our lives and affects the way we communicate.

I'm not proud to say this, but I can't remember the last time I picked up a phone to call someone and chat. All communication seems to be done over email and text messages. Heck, even my dentist's office sends me a text message to remind me of an upcoming appointment!

I have some fascinating Facebook facts to share with you today. I hope you find them interesting!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant."

HINT: (1803-1882), was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

RANDOM TIDBITS
At the end of 2015, Facebook released some impressive statistics about how many people use the site. On average, there were 1.04 billion daily active users on the site, according to the December 2015 statistics. The number of average mobile users was nearly as high, at 934 million a day.

With its acquisition of Oculus VR in 2014, Facebook signaled that virtual reality content would play a big part in its future. In September 2015, Facebook introduced immersive 360-degree videos to users' News Feeds.

The original "face" that appeared on the site belonged to none other than Oscar-winner Al Pacino. In the original homepage design for the site, there was a pixelated, blue-and-white male face that appeared at the top of the site. In his book, "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World," author David Kirkpatrick reported the image was of a young Pacino from his "Godfather" days.

RecordSetter.com reports that the person who has allegedly received the most pokes on Facebook is Yan D. from Singapore. The record-keeping site vets entries -- users have to present video proof of their supposed records form their public Facebook accounts. Right now, Yan D. has received 1,000,069 pokes on the site.

After winning re-election in 2012, a photo of President Barack Obama and the First Lady embracing with the caption "Four more years" generated the most likes of any photo in Facebook history. As of now, the image has garnered 4,410,548 likes

In the site's exhaustive language drop-down menu, Facebook has an "English (Pirate)" option. In "Pirate," for instance, your News Feed becomes "Home Port." Facebook itself is now "Ye olde Facebook." Looking at your activity log now becomes "Scour the Ship's Records."

*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
They say I came from Africa.
I suppose that may be true.
But the type I am was mostly played
In a place where grass is blue.
Of wood and pearl, skin and steel,
You could say I am high strung.
My neck looks like a ladder,
With brass on every rung.

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant."

ANSWER: Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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