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TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, August 13, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to "Tonnie Goddard Moon" who won this week's
"Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
Round as a button, Deep as a well. If you want me to talk,
You must first pull my tail. What am I?
ANSWER: A bell.
NOTE: If you have any questions about the Mind Scrambler,
send an email to Michele at michele@thedailytease.com.
If you are the winner remember to put "Winner" in the
subject line. Please do not direct your Mind Scrambler
questions to me.
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: ?As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our
smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.?
HINT: (1818-1885), one of the most famous humor writer and
lecturer in the United States in the second half of the
19th century.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Many Christians have long believed that Friday was unlucky
because it was the day of the week when Jesus was crucified.
The number 13 was believed to bring bad luck because there
were 13 people at The Last Supper.
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Thirteen was also a sinister number in Norse mythology.
Loki, one of the most evil of the Norse gods, went uninvited
to a party for 12 at Valhalla, a banquet hall of the gods.
As a result, he caused the death of Balder, the god of light,
joy, and reconciliation.
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On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France
ordered the arrests of Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of
the Knights Templars and sixty of his senior knights in
Paris. Thousands of others were arrested around the country.
Most of the Templars were eventually executed and their
sympathizers condemned Friday the 13th as an evil day.
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VIDEO CLIP
Friday the 13th - Trailer
Check out the trailer from the new movie 'Friday the 13th,'
where a group of young adults discover a boarded up camp
called Crystal Lake, where they soon encounter Jason
Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=14802
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In the 18th century, the HMS Friday was launched on Friday
the 13th. It was never heard from again. Since then, ships
are not usually launched on that date
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It is considered especially unlucky to have 13 people at
the table during a meal, such as in Agatha Christie's
mystery novel, Thirteen at Dinner. During the 1880s, a men's
group that felt superstition was an unhealthy influence on
public life held Thirteen Club dinners.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the
13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a
meal. Napoleon and President Herbert Hoover were also
triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.
(www.infoplease.com)
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your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: ?As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our
smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.?
ANSWER: Josh Billings (born Henry Wheeler Shaw).
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