TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I am very excited that my friend Janet and her husband Mike welcomed their baby boy into the world last week. The girls and I had been biting at the chomp to go and see the baby, but we had to wait all the way through the weekend.

First, there was a big snowfall on Friday and the roads were too hazardous. Then, family kept them busy on Saturday. And finally the little guy kept the new parents up all Saturday night crying and fussing. So, needless to say they weren't up for much company on Sunday.

We were finally able to go and visit with Janet yesterday and meet the new bundle of joy. He was just so precious and it was all I could do to keep from kissing his little cheeks over and over. He snuggled with all of us and even gave us a few smiles. Needless to say, he was worth the wait!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."

HINT: (1880-1968), American author, political activist, and lecturer.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant on the Earth, growing as fast as 47.6 inches in a 24-hour period.

Many bamboos only flower at intervals as long as 60 or 120 years, and the flowering occurs simultaneously with all plants in the population. Subsequently, the plants produce flowers, which then produce seeds, and then die off. A new crop requires ten years to grow to full maturity.

Some of the world's top inventors found uses for bamboo. Thomas Edison tried over 100 varieties of bamboo for the filament in his first electric bulb, and the only one that worked was the Kyoto bamboo. Also, the needle in Alexander Graham Bell's first phonograph was made of bamboo.

Research in China's Qinling Mountains showed giant pandas can consume, on average, 40 pounds of fresh bamboo leaves per day.

The shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown flute, was traditionally made from bamboo. It means "1.8 feet," referring to its size, and was used in classic Japanese music often associated with Zen Buddhism or meditation.

Because the bamboo is made up of more water than normal trees, it releases 35% more oxygen than trees.


VIDEO CLIP
Bamboo Forest - House of Flying Daggers
During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called 'The House of the Flying Daggers' rises and opposes the government. Watch a clip from the movie of the same name.

Watch It Now: Bamboo Forest - House of Flying Daggers


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."

ANSWER: Helen Keller.

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