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"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today's topic is something that I am not a fan of - insects!
I'm sure that many of you feel the same way. I went camping
for the first time last weekend, and my biggest concern was
sleeping in bug territory. Luckily, the campground was on
the beach, so we didn't have to worry about too many pesky
friends hanging around. I still armed myself with a bottle
of Off - no itchy bug bites for me!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Two-legged creatures we are supposed to love as we
love ourselves. The four-legged, also, can come to seem
pretty important. But six legs are too many from the human
standpoint."
HINT: (1893-1970), American writer, critic, and naturalist.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
There are about 91,000 different kinds (species) of insects
in the United States. In the world, some 1.5 million
different kinds (species) have been named.
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To survive the cold winter months, many insects replace
their body water with a chemical called glycerol, which acts
as an "antifreeze" against the temperatures.
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When the droppings of millions of cattle started ruining
the land in Australia, dung beetles were imported to reduce
the problem.
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Wasps feeding on fermenting juice have been known to get
"drunk' and pass out.
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Houseflies find sugar with their feet, which are 10 million
times more sensitive than human tongues.
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Male mosquitoes do not bite humans, but rather live on plant
juices and other natural liquids from plants and decomposing
organic material.
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QUOTE: "Two-legged creatures we are supposed to love as we
love ourselves. The four-legged, also, can come to seem
pretty important. But six legs are too many from the human
standpoint."
ANSWER: Joseph Wood Krutch.
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