Friday, August 24, 2018

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Congratulations to Doug Vaughn who won this week's "Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:

All of these words have something in common: madam, civic, eye, level.

What is it?

Answer: They are all palindromes; they read the same both ways.

Enjoy!

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

HINT: (1809-1894), American physician, poet, writer, humorist and professor at Harvard.

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RANDOM TIDBITS
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On its first night of operation in 1982, the UPS Worldport facility processed 2,000 packages. It now handles that number in 30 seconds.

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On June 19th, 1885, the French frigate "Isere" delivered the Statue of Liberty to the United States. For transit, it was broken down into 350 pieces and packed into 214 crates.

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In the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley, California, officials were unsure if a skier had missed a gate in the men's slalom. They asked a broadcaster if they could review the videotape and the "instant replay" was born.

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The tuna's ultra efficient swimming ability has inspired the U.S. Navy to commission construction of a robotic tuna for surveillance missions.




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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

ANSWER: Oliver Wendell Holmes.