TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, December 26, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

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

My head and tail both equal are,
My middle slender as a bee.
Whether I stand on head or heel
Is quite the same to you or me.
But if my head should be cut off,
The matter's true, though passing strange
Directly I to nothing change.

What Am I?

ANSWER: The figure 8.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter."

HINT: Was a French playwright, novelist and screenwriter, best known for strong romantic themes involving middle-class characters.


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter."

ANSWER: Francoise Sagan.

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