TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, April 16, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Did everyone have a nice weekend? I did some spring cleaning at my condo. I gathered up a lot of junk in my spare room over the winter, and it was a relief to get rid of all that stuff! Other than that, I just celebrated my dad's birthday, enjoyed some shopping with my mom, and of course, did homework!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair."

HINT: (1588-1679), English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.


RANDOM TIDBITS
When the Three Musketeers candy bar was introduced in 1932, it was divided into three sections: one vanilla, one strawberry, and one chocolate. The latter proved the most popular flavor, so the candy was later changed to all chocolate.

Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie were the M's behind the sweet treats known as M&M's.

The official explanation for the name of the Baby Ruth candy bar has always been that it was named after Grover Cleveland's daughter. However, she died 17 years before the confection was introduced. It is believed that Curtiss Candy perpetuated the Cleveland story when Yankee slugger Babe Ruth sued for royalties.

Tom Henry of Arkansas City, Kansas, invented a candy bar bearing his name in 1919. He later sold the recipe to the Curtiss Candy Company, which changed the name of the candy to "Oh, Henry."

The 1975 book Looking for Mr. Goodbar wasn't specifically named after the Hershey candy bar, which first appeared in 1925. The title referred to a single woman looking for a "good man" as she frequented a singles bar.

The $100 Grand candy bar was originally known as the $100,000 bar. In June 2005, Hot 102-FM in Lexington, Kentucky, was sued by a "lucky caller" who thought she'd won $100,000 from the radio station, only to be told that the real prize was just a $100 Grand bar.


VIDEO CLIP
The Ending - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who is barely able to support his family, is fortunate to be chosen as one of the 5 people to go inside the most popular and powerful chocolate factory in the world: The Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory.

Watch It Now: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair."

ANSWER: Thomas Hobbes.

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