TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, July 31, 2015

Greetings Infomaniacs,

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

Three brothers share a family sport:
A non-stop marathon
The oldest one is fat and short
And trudges slowly on
The middle brother's tall and slim
And keeps a steady pace
The youngest runs just like the wind,
Speeding through the race
"He's young in years, we let him run,"
The other brothers say
"'Cause though he's surely number one,
He's second, in a way."

ANSWER: The hands on a clock (hour, minute, and second).

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences."

HINT: 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences."

ANSWER: Jean Jacques Rousseau

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