TRIVIA TODAY - October 10, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Congratulations to "Carrie Banks" who won this week's "Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:

I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. What am I?

ANSWER: A shoe.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."

HINT: (1911-1987), American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The oldest known animal was a tortoise, which lived to be 152 years old.

There will not be a full moon on Halloween until the year 2020.

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BMW stands for Bayersiche Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works). Although BMW made its first car in 1928, they made their first aircraft engine in 1917.

The current BMW logo, introduced in 1920, was based on the circular design of a white aircraft propeller on a blue background.

In 1984, when "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was released, the MPAA didn't think the film deserved an "R" rating, but parents were shocked at the violence and disturbing images in the film. So they created a rating between "PG" and "R" -- "PG-13"!

There are 80,000 miles of wire, made up of 25,572 strands that took 6 months to 'spin' together to form the cables. The 746 foot towers each have 600,000 rivets.


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."

ANSWER: Danny Kaye.
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