TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, September 23, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

My favorite season is here! I love the cooler nights, bonfires, colorful leaves, warm scents, and everything else that means fall. A lot of people don't like fall because it means winter is around the corner, but I am just going to enjoy the season and try not to worry about that...

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart."

HINT: (1900-1978), well-known American author and journalist, wrote "outdoor editorials" for The New York Times.


RANDOM TIDBITS
There is no fixed time period for the season of Autumn - it shifts from year to year because the earth's orbit is not perfect. Although most people are not aware of it, the first day and last day of autumn generally shift about 24 hours every year.

The beginning of Fall generally falls between September 21 and September 23 depending on the year. This day is known as the fall equinox. On this day the amount of sun and the amount of night are equal, which is the same as the Spring equinox.

Plants use sunlight to create nutrients and feed themselves, keeping their green color. As the days become shorter and plants get less sunshine, they stop producing those nutrients and display a different color. Yellow and oranges sit below the green all the time and red and brown are made from wastes and nutrients trapped in them.

There are only two days of the year when you can stand an egg on its end - the autumn and spring equinox. To do this, place an egg on a hard, flat surface on its largest end. Carefully pull your hands away and it should remain upright.

Americans call this season 'fall', and the British call it 'autumn'. Both words date from around the same period in the 16th century. Before these terms came into use, this period was called 'harvest'.

The pumpkin is a member of the gourd family, which is native to the Western Hemisphere. There is evidence to support that the natives of Mexico were eating gourds as early as 5500 BC.


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart."

ANSWER: Hal Borland.

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