TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, February 13, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Well, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, is anyone celebrating? A lot of people say that it's a "Hallmark holiday," and I tend to agree. My boyfriend and I never do anything big to celebrate, but we usually do spend it together. While it's nice to have a special day dedicated to love, I like to tell those I love how I feel everyday, and I hope everyone does the same! Life is too short not to tell those you care about how you feel...and that's my deep thought for the day!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love."

HINT: (1891-1980), American novelist and painter, known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of 'novel.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The ancient Romans celebrated the Feast of Lupercalia on February 14th in honor of Juno, the queen of the Roman gods and goddesses. Juno was also the goddess of women and marriage.

Many believe the 'X' symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an 'X.' The 'X' was then kissed to show their sincerity.

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve."

Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.

The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C


VIDEO CLIP
February 14, 1929 - Hollywood Vs. The Mob
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (2/14/1929) was Al Capone's attempt to dispose of organized crime rival 'Bugs' Moran. Five of Bugsy men were killed, but the one man Capone wanted dead wasn't there.

Watch It Now: February 14, 1929 - Hollywood Vs. The Mob


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love."

ANSWER: Henry Miller.

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