TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Compiling these facts about the way things were in the past made me think about how much things change - and how quickly it happens. I was reading a list the other day about things I used when I was growing up in the 1990s, and top on the list were cassette tapes and video tapes for the VCR. Now, you'd be hard-pressed to even find either of these, let alone a VCR. I can only imagine how much things will continue to change in the next 20 years...

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

HINT: (1895-1972), British novelist and short story writer.


RANDOM TIDBITS
In 1970, movies that contained some adult content were rated "GP" for "General Patronage - All Ages Admitted/Parental Guidance Suggested." The designation was later changed to "PG" to avoid confusion with the more kid-friendly "G."

Gasoline prices peaked at $1.38 per gallon back in 1981.

Prior to 1951, long-distance telephone calls could not be dialed directly; they had to be placed through an operator. Depending on the distance between the two parties, it could take up to 20 minutes for the connection to be made.

PhoneMate introduced its Model 400 answering machine in 1971. The machine weighed about 8 pounds and held 10 minutes worth of messages on a reel-to-reel tape.

When a federally mandated 55 mph nationwide speed limit was established in 1974, many automakers adjusted speedometers to match by changing the usual sequence (10, 20, 30...) to end in "5" (15, 25, 35...). The 55 mph point was either shaded or indicated by a special visual mark.

When VCRs first gained popularity in the late 1970s, the units themselves weren't the only expense. The retail price of a single blank videocassette was initially around $20, while "video club" memberships typically ran in the hundreds of dollars.


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

ANSWER: L. P. Hartley.

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