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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Although rats are not popular with many people (including myself),
these ugly rodents do have some interesting quirks about them.
Here are some cool facts that you might not have known about
rats...

Enjoy!
Melissa

Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE

QUOTE: "Things do not pass for what they are, but for what
they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets."

HINT: (1601-1658), Spanish jesuit and baroque prose writer.

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RANDOM TIDBITS

The first albino rats to be bred in captivity were born to
a single albino rat captured in a graveyard in England by
Queen Victoria's royal rat catcher Jack Black.

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Some rat species can grow to enormous sizes like the Gambian
Pouch Rat whose largest specimens can reach around eight
pounds.

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Domestic female rats and their wild counterparts can
successfully breed as early as six weeks of age and produce
one litter of 1-20+ offspring a month until they are 1 1/2-2
years of age.

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A rat's teeth are always yellow upon maturity (a rodent
characteristic) and don't stop growing until the animal's
death.

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Rats have terrible eyesight and therefore are rarely seen in
the middle of rooms or clearings where their whiskers aren't
touching the perimeter of a landmark or wall.

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Rats use their tail to contol their body temperature because
they cannot sweat.

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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***

I can slash but I have no knife, I can dash but I have no
legs, I can pound but I have no hammer, I can star but I
have no stage. What am I?

What am I?

Submit your answer by visiting: http://www.thedailytease.com

Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.

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QUOTE: "Things do not pass for what they are, but for what
they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets."

ANSWER: Baltasar Gracian.

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