Trivia Today - Monday, June 16, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I hope that all of the dads out there had a nice Father's Day yesterday! I have some fun facts for you about the history of Father's Day to get you through this Monday morning.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

HINT: (1937-), American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Mrs. John B. Dodd, born Sonora Smart, of Spokane, Washington, pushed for an annual Father's Day Observance in 1909. Her own father was a civil war veteran and was widowed when his wife died in childbirth. He was left with six children to raise.

Mrs. Dodd began circulating petitions and within a year, the city of Spokane agreed to honor Fathers on the 3rd Sunday in June, close to her father's birthday.

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge backed the idea of a national Father's Day and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared Father's Day a national holiday. It was signed into the books in 1972 by President Richard Nixon.

The rose is the official flower of Father's Day. The color changes depending on whether Dad is living (red) or not (white).

According to Hallmark, Father's Day is the fifth biggest card giving occasion in the world.

According to the census, there are more than 70 million fathers in America; in 2011, an estimated 1.7 million were single fathers.


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

ANSWER: Bill Cosby.

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