TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Yesterday I was able to take a vacation day to enjoy some time with my friends and their babies. It's so much fun to play with them and it was so nice outside that we were able to take a long walk. What a nice day!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

HINT: (1888-1965), publisher, playwright, literary and social critic.


RANDOM TIDBITS
After making a touchdown one Sunday afternoon in 1960, Tommy McDonald of the Philadelphia Eagles heaved the football into the stands instead of handing it to the ref. Sports historians refer to that gesture as the first "post-touchdown celebration."

In 1965, wide receiver Homer Jones of the New York Giants pounded the ball at the ground after a touchdown - the first reported "spike." Eight years later, Isaac Curtis of the Cincinnati Bengals put a new spin on the spike when he tossed the ball backward over his shoulder after crossing the goal line.

In 1973, Elmo Wright celebrated his touchdown with a high-stepping, running-in-place interlude before spiking the ball. The next season, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson turned the end into a cabaret as he performed his own version of the Funky Chicken after scoring.

In 2003, wide receiver Joe Horn of the New Orleans Saints was fined $30,000 after an end-zone call to his mother during a game against the Giants. After he scored a touchdown, a teammate handed him a cell phone that had been concealed in the padding around the goal post.

It was the Washington Redskins and the collective high-five performed by their "Fun Bunch" that finally made the NFL clamp down on excessive end-zone celebrations after the 1984 season.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is a lifelong football fan. Her favorite touchdown celebration is the Ickey Shuffle, popularized by running back Elbert "Ickey" Woods of the Cincinnati Bengals.


VIDEO CLIP
End Zone - Fun Zone
Football fans get ready for this collection of sports moments that happen in the end zone.

Watch It Now: End Zone - Fun Zone


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

ANSWER: T.S. Eliot.

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