TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, June 17, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I hope all the dads out there had a very happy Father's Day yesterday! I took my dad to see Fleetwood Mac on Friday night, so I am definitely on his good side for awhile. Fleetwood Mac has always been one of his favorite bands, and he LOVES Stevie Nicks. It was a great show, and we were able to sit in the handicapped section due to my dad's disability, so we had an awesome view!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them."

HINT: (1753-1821), Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat.


RANDOM TIDBITS
While having dinner, a programmer named Toru Iwatani was searching for inspiration for a game character. He saw a pizza pie with a slice missing and the Pac-man was born.

The game was originally called Puckman, derived from the Japanese phrase pakupaku, which describes the motion of eating or munching. When Bally/Midway brought the game to America, they had it changed to Pac-man.

Pac-man is the best selling video game in history.

Pac-Man travels 20% faster in areas where the dots have been eaten.

Atari passed up the rights to the game, claiming it was too simple.

The first Pac-Man World Championship was held in New York City on June 5, 2007. Ten competitors from eight countries vied for the champion title, which eventually went to Carlos Daniel Borrego of Mexico. His prize was an Xbox 360 console, specially decorated with Pac-Man artwork and signed by Toru Iwatani.


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them."

ANSWER: Joseph de Maistre.

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