TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, August 19, 2013
Greetings Infomaniacs,Thank you so much for all of the helpful tips to fight my cold, and all of the kind words over the loss of my friend. It means a lot to read such sweet messages! You are a great group of readers!
I'm going to keep things short today. Let's get to the trivia!
Enjoy!
MelissaQuestions? Comments?
Email MelissaTODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTEQUOTE: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
HINT: (1921-1994), author of Fountains of Faith, is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.
RANDOM TIDBITSIstanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning "to build."
The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years.
The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater."
The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair.
*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***Can you find the odd one out - "Stun", "Ton", "Evil", "Letter", "Mood", "Bad", "Snap", "Straw"?
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTEQUOTE: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
ANSWER: William Arthur Ward.
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