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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
The Nobel Peace Prize was established by Swedish chemist
Alfred B. Nobel to award achievements in physics, chemistry,
physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. This year's
recipients are Robert G. Edwards (Physiology or Medicine) for
"the development of in vitro fertilization," and Andre Geim
and Konstantin Novoselov (Physics) for "groundbreaking
experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene."
Below you'll find more information about Alfred B. Nobel and
his Peace Prize.
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "No matter who says what, you should accept it with
a smile and do your own work."
HINT: (1910-1997), Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries
of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Alfred B. Nobel was a Swedish chemist and engineer who
invented dynamite. He dedicated nine million dollars in his
will to establish the Nobel Prizes, which are awarded
annually, without regard to nationality, in six areas (peace,
literature, physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and
economic science) "to those who, during the preceding year,
shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind."
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Nobel is credited with creating a controllable combustible
that made blasting rock and the construction of canals and
tunnels a relatively safe process. He also contributed to
the inventions of synthetic rubber, artificial silk, and
synthetic leather.
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Family members were shocked when they learned that Nobel
had dictated that his fortune be used to establish the
Nobel Prizes. They contested his will, but his final wishes
were executed and the first awards were distributed in 1901,
on the fifth anniversary of his death.
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Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals
and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash,
which varies each year and depends on the income earned on
the Nobel Foundation fund. In 2008, winners recipients
receive 10 million Swedish kroners, or about $1.72 million.
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In two cases the Prize has been awarded posthumously to
people who were nominated when they were still alive. This
was the case with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld
(1961, Peace Prize) and Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1931, Literature)
?both of whom were awarded the prize in the years they died.
Since 1974, awards have not been allowed for a deceased
person.
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Prizes are not automatically awarded each year. They can
be withheld if there are no worthy candidates or when a
world situation makes awarding the prizes impractical.
Because of World War II, no awards were given from 1940?
1942. Prizes can also be declined. Even if a prize is
declined, the winner is entered in the books, but the cash
gift reverts back to the fund.
(www.infoplease.com)
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
What can be driven although it doesn't have wheels, sliced
but stays whole?
Submit your answer by visiting: http://www.thedailytease.com
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "No matter who says what, you should accept it with
a smile and do your own work."
ANSWER: Mother Teresa.
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