TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, June 22, 2015

Greetings Infomaniacs,

This year marks the 130th birthday of the Statue of Liberty. Properly named Liberty Enlightening the World, the Statue has become an iconic landmark for the United States since being given from France to the U.S. at theend of the 19th century.

Welcoming visitors and immigrants to New York City since 1886, the Statue of Liberty is indisputably one of the most recognized statues in the world.

For all of you Lady Liberty fans, here are some fun facts about her...

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."

HINT: (1777-1844), was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing especially with human affairs.

RANDOM TIDBITS
The statue's robed figure is meant to represent the Roman goddess of freedom, Libertas.

The statue originally doubled as a lighthouse, guiding boats from as far as 24 miles away until 1902.

In 1916, German saboteurs set off an explosion in the statue which resulted in the torch-bearing arm being severely damaged. Since then, the stairs to the torch have been closed to the public.

In 1944, SOL's crown flashed the Morse code equivalent (dot-dot-dot-dash) of V-signalling victory for the Allies.

When winds are strong (around 50 miles-per-hour), Lady Liberty can sway up to 3 inches with her torch swaying up to 5 inches.

Although it is not visible to those up-close, it is said that Lady Liberty's feet are stepping out of broken shackles and chains; meant to symbolize her moving away from slavery.

(http://www.travel-about.com/)

*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
You have one of me and I'm easy to touch,
I'm hard to look at, but you can in a clutch.

Yet you're told to watch me, or get your friends'.
I'm often referred to when you make amends.

You can throw me out but not away,
I cause many pain, every day.

What am I?

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."

ANSWER: Thomas Campbell.

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