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"Six Items a Day of Enduring Insignificance"
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TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, September 10, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to "George M Rogers" who won this week's
"Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
A couple sharing five a piece
Stretching, spreading, loudly meet
We are known to often calm
And yet were better known to harm
To help and build, our team of ten
Connects us to the minds of men
What are we?
ANSWER: Hands and fingers.
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: "Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of
time."
HINT: (1763-1825), German Romantic writer, best known for
his humorous novels and stories.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The earliest birthday parties were held because it was
believed evil spirits were particuarly attracted to people
on their birthdays. To protect them from harm, friends and
family would to come be with the birthday person and bring
good thoughts and wishes. Giving gifts brought even more
good cheer to ward off the evil spirits.
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One theory about the origin of the birthday cake is that it
originated with the Greeks, who baked round cakes representing
the full moon for their moon goddess, Artemis. They placed
candles on the cake to make it glow, like the moon.
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The Germans are also credited with the first cakes and
candles. They used a sweet, layered cake and they put a
large candle in the center of the cake to represent "the
light of life." Some people believe the smoke from
extinguished candles carries their birthday wishes up to
heaven.
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VIDEO CLIP
Happy Birthday Prank
In this prank some kids put a sign on the order menu of a
drive-thru restaurant that reads: 'Sing Happy Birthday to
the Drive-Thru Person and Receive a Free Meal of Your choice.'
What could go wrong?
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=1036
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The Happy Birthday song was written in 1893 by two sisters,
Patty and Mildred Hill, who were schoolteachers in Louisville,
Kentucky. The tune was originally a morning greeting to
their students entitled "Good Morning To All." The lyrics
were copyrighted in 1935, 11 years before Patty's death,
and the ownership has swapped hands in multi-million dollar
deals ever since.
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The birth stones tradition can be traced back to the first
century. The stones were used in the breastplate of Jewish
High Priests. The breast plate full of stones, symbolized
12 Israel tribes. Each stone was dedicated to one of the 12
months.
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The tradition of sending birthday cards started in England
about 100 years ago. Originally cards were often sent as an
"apology" when a person couldn't visit somebody in person.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
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your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of
time."
ANSWER: Jean Paul Richter.
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