This week’s winner is…
TRIVIA TODAY – Friday, March 19, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to “Jari Shooks” who won this week’s “Mind
Scrambler”. Here was the scrambler:
It’s something you can attend
or something you can do
it can give you really sore feet
and there’s different types too
it can describe circling the truth
or make the sky lose it’s blue
cause some people do it
to bring rain down on you
ANSWER: Dance.
NOTE: If you have any questions about the Mind Scrambler,
send an email to Michele at michele@thedailytease.com.
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subject line. Please do not direct your Mind Scrambler
questions to me.
Enjoy!
Melissa
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TODAY’S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: “The first day of spring is one thing, and the first
spring day is another. The difference between them is
sometimes as great as a month.”
HINT: (1852-1933), American author, educator, and clergyman.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
On March 20, 2010, at precisely 1:32 P.M. EDT (March 20,
17:32 Universal Time), the Sun will cross directly over the
Earth’s equator. This moment is known as the vernal equinox
in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere,
this is the moment of the autumnal equinox.
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Translated literally, equinox means “equal night.” Because
the Sun is positioned above the equator, day and night are
about equal in length all over the world during the
equinoxes.
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A second equinox occurs each year on September 22 or 23;
in 2010, it will be on September 22 at 11:09 P.M. EDT. This
date will mark the autumnal equinox in the Northern
Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern (vernal
denotes “spring”).
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VIDEO CLIP
Spring’s New Arrival
After a long harsh winter, spring is alive with newborn
animals. From elephants and bears, to seals and chimps,
loving parents teach their adorable newborns how to survive.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=5270
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These moments occur because of the 23.4 degree tilt of the
Earth’s axis. Because of the tilt, we receive the Sun’s
rays most directly in the summer. In the winter, when we
are tilted away from the Sun, the rays pass through the
atmosphere at a greater slant, bringing lower temperatures.
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The date is significant in Christianity because Easter
always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon
after the vernal equinox. It is also probably no coincidence
that early Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points
directly toward the rising Sun on the day of the vernal
equinox.
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The first day of spring also marks the beginning of Nowruz,
the Persian New Year. The celebration lasts 13 days and is
rooted in the 3,000-year-old tradition of Zorastrianism.
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QUOTE: “The first day of spring is one thing, and the first
spring day is another. The difference between them is
sometimes as great as a month.”
ANSWER: Henry van Dyke.
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