TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, April 2, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I always know when spring is here by the amount of bird poo on my car. Living in a wooded area, there's really no way to avoid it. It always looks like I haven't washed my car in months with all of the tree junk and bird poo that gathers on it every night.

Oh well, guess there's not much to do about it unless I devise some sort of covering over it. I don't think the association would mind if I built a little garage for myself in the parking lot, right??

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition."

HINT: (1849-1919), one of the "Big Four" founding professors at Johns Hopkins Hospital as the first Professor of Medicine and founder of the Medical Service there.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The map of Virginia City, Nevada that burned during the opening credits of Bonanza was turned sideways so that East was at the top instead of North.

Michael Landon was the only main male cast member who had a full head of hair, but his locks had actually gone prematurely grey by the time he was 20 years old. The chestnut brown color he sported on Bonanza was thanks to Clairol Ash Brown.

Dan "Hoss" Blocker was famous for ruining takes because he'd frequently forget to remove his Rolex wristwatch before filming a scene.

Pernell Roberts had been a staunch supporter of civil rights since his childhood in the segregated South. When his six-year contract with Bonanza was up, he refused to renew it because he though the show perpetuated racist and sexist stereotypes.

The 10-gallon hat that was Hoss's trademark was originally plopped on Dan Blocker's head as a joke when he was first being fitted for his Bonanza wardrobe. However, the hat so suited the 6'4" actor that it soon became his trademark.

Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright was featured on a Canadian postage stamp in 2006 as part of a "Canadians in Hollywood" commemorative series.


VIDEO CLIP
Bonanza Theme Song
Come and take a visit on the Ponderosa Ranch and join the Cartwright's for a trip down memory lane. They're all here, from the head of the household Ben, to all three sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe.

Watch It Now: Bonanza Theme Song


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A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters.

Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition."

ANSWER: Sir William Osler.

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