Trivia For You Friday December 5, 2008 |
| A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. A ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass. |
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| White mustard seeds are used to make yellow mustard; the color comes from turmeric. Spicy mustards are concocted from brown mustard seeds. |
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| The Red Sea got its name from the occasionally extensive blooms of algae that, upon dying, turn the sea's normally intense blue-green waters to red. |
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| When she was a girl, former Radio City dancer Valerie Harper lived all over the U.S. because her father was a traveling salesman. When she was 18, she left upstate New York to be a member of the "Li'l Abner" chorus in 1958. A few years later, Harper contracted hepatitis. Her doctor prescribed loads of candy, and she ballooned to 155 pounds. In 1970, TV producers found her dumpy shape perfect for the part of Mary Tyler Moore's outspoken, overweight friend, Rhoda Morgenstern. Harper earned three Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmys for the role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (in 1971, she tied with Sally Struthers in All in the Family), and won a Best Actress in a Comedy Emmy in 1975 for her own spin-off, Rhoda. By this time, Harper had shed much of the weight. |
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| A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to announce a royal birth in Great Britain. |
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| Make plum pudding and other festive dishes with free recipes from the ArcaMax Holiday Feature! This new feature brings you seasonal fun and tips, like Christmas projects to share with your kids, decorating ideas, downloadable books, free games, and more. Visit the ArcaMax Holiday Guide. Subscribe to the Recipes bundle for more free recipes every day by e-mail. Find out more before subscribing. -- From the ArcaMax editors |
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