TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, October 3, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I really do apologize for confusing you last week with two different mind scramblers. I'm not sure how I managed to mess that up, but I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't happen again!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness."

HINT: (1804-1876), French novelist and memoirist.

RANDOM TIDBITS
The Greek national anthem has 158 verses. Most Greeks know only the first four. The words are from a poem, "Ode to Liberty," by Dionysios Solomos.

The first women to appear on a US postage stamp, in 1893, was Queen Isabella of Spain. The first American woman to appear on a US postage stamp, in 1902, was Martha Washington.

Ronald Reagan was the president of the student body in both high school and college; so was Richard Nixon.

Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain, swore not to change her underwear until Ostend (in the Spanish Netherlands) was recaptured. The siege lasted three years.

While president, Franklin Roosevelt had a special railroad car, named the Ferdinand Magellan, and a personal plane, called the Sacred Cow.

The oldest uniforms in the world are those worn by the Vatican's Swiss Guards: they were designed by Michelangelo.

VIDEO CLIP
Charlie Bit Me Remix!
You have seen the original, now see the remix. Check out these cute kids in the Charlie Bit Me remix.

Watch It Now: Charlie Bit Me Remix!


*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
I know what my job is,
The point has been made.
You say I have a big head,
And you're right I'm afraid.
Put me in my place,
And then leave me alone.
What I need most,
Is someone to drive me home.

What am I?

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness."

ANSWER: George Sand.

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