TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, January 29, 2016

Greetings Infomaniacs,

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

I'm in rock, but not in stone
I'm in mattress, but not in bed
I'm in shirt, but not in pants
I'm not dead or alive
What am I?

ANSWER: The letter "r"

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

HINT: (1809-1892), was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.

RANDOM TIDBITS
Many owl species have asymmetrical ears. When located at different heights on the owl's head, their ears are able to pinpoint the location of sounds in multiple dimensions.

The eyes of an owl are not true "eyeballs." Their tube-shaped eyes are completely immobile, providing binocular vision which fully focuses on their prey and boosts depth perception.

A group of owls is called a parliament. This originates from C.S. Lewis' description of a meeting of owls in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Owls can rotate their necks 270 degrees. A blood-pooling system collects blood to power their brains and eyes when neck movement cuts off circulation.

The tiniest owl in the world is the Elf Owl, which is 5-6 inches tall and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. The largest North American owl, in appearance, is the Great Gray Owl, which is up to 32 inches tall.

The Northern Hawk Owl can detect - primarily by sight - a vole to eat up to a half a mile away.

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

ANSWER: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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