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  • Parking Meters Trivia

    It Pays to Park...

  • But not to you!

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    The parking meter has been almost unchanged since it started driving in 1959: one meter per space; put your money in the slot. In driving in Northern Europe younever see parking meters; You buy a piece of paper at a parking automat (typically one per block) and put it on your dashboard. Why the difference? I assume that available technologies are the same on both sides of the Atlantic, so it must be that the lower wage in the U.S. of the low-skilled meter collectors leads us to choose individual meters.

    Why the change?

    One would think it’s because the price of the kiosks has fallen steadily while even low-skilled wages continue to rise — to the point where the European-style technology is now cost-effective.

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    D: Tahiti

    Last Post Answers: A: Boxing

    In old boxing days many bruised fighters couldn't get to their feet when the bell for the new round began. Their managers new they could do nothing but give up since they were took weak to continue. As a signal, one of them would toss in an article used to soak up blood -- a towel or sponge. Today's boxing regulations are meant to limit the brutality of the past. But the saying today meaning when you are forced to give up of "throwing in the towel" still remains.

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    Word Origins Trivia

    More Fun on Word Origins

  • For more trivia on 'word origins' listen to shows 27 and 112!

    Hands Down

    This basically means to score a victory without much work. One version is with horse racing the jockey doesn't even have to lift his hands to guide his horse if he's way out in front. Another one is for boxing in which the opponent is a pushover and so the winner doesn't even have to raise his hands to protect himself.

    Pass the Buck

    Anyone who avoids making decisions or accepting responsibility is said to pass the buck. This all starts from the old days of card playing in which piece of buckshot is placed before someone who has the deal. The dealer has a lot of responsibility on determining the game's format. If a cautious player doesn't want to take on this responsibility, he's allowed to "pass the buck" to the next player who will be the dealer.

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    Where do we get the Term "Throw in the Towel"?

    A: Boxing

    B: Horse Racing

    C: Showering

    Last Post Answers: D: Reeding

    Reeding on genuine coins is even and distinct. The counterfeit coin's reeding may be uneven, crooked or missing altogether.

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    Trinity Day

    a.k.a. the day we entered the nuclear age.

  • A day of lament and contemplation of humanity’s curiosity.

    On 16 july 1945, at 05:29:45 a.m. mst., in the white sands proving ground [NM, USA] the first atomic explosion was detonated; code name: Trinity

    Trinity was a test of an implosion-design plutonium bomb; the same basic design of the bomb that was dropped 24 days later on Nagasaki [the second nuclear bomb dropped on japan].

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    Counterfeiting Trivia

    Biggest software counterfeiting bust in history!

  • JULY 25, 2007

    As a Windows user we all get tired of Windows Genuine Advantage validations. Turns out the investment Microsoft made in that may have shut down a counterfeit ring that has distributed more than 2 billion dollars of counterfeited software.

    The FBI and Chinese authorities have a bunch of people under arrest. Based on what we have seen overseas I am betting this is just the tip of the iceberg.

    How to Spot Counterfeiting

    Due to continuing improvements by U.S. mints, it's pretty tough to make counterfeit bills credible. However, there are still counterfeiters out there. It's not as hard to make paper money that will at least pass to a cashier's till, and new technology is used on the black market to create counterfeit bills. It takes a skilled eye to spot some counterfeit money, as well as attention to detail and a few moments to scan different parts of the bill.

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    Most U.S. Coins should have corrugated outer edges, referred to as "What?"

    A: Edging

    B: Gateing

    C: Searing

    D: Reeding

    Last Post Answers: A: Dip it in boiling water for a few seconds

    The corn on the cob our great-grandmothers ate was starchy field corn that had to be boiled for a half hour or more to become tender. Gradually, sweet corn hybrids containing more and more sugar were developed.

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    D: Reeding Reeding on genuine coins is even and distinct. The counterfeit coin's reeding may be uneven, crooked or missing altogether.
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    Corn Trivia

    Make Corn Part of Your 5 A Day Plan!

  • Varieties

    There are more than two hundred varieties of corn. All are good sources of vitamin C, but only yellow kernels contain small amounts of vitamin A in the form of beta carotene

    Corn can be traced back to Mexican or central American cultures as early as 3400 B.C., and has become a staple among Native American civilizations throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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    The ideal way to cook fresh corn is to:

    A: Dip it in boiling water for a few seconds

    B: Add it to boiling water and cook for 1 minute

    C: Toss it into boiling water to cook for 3 minutes

    D: Start it in cold water and cook until it has boiled 3 minutes

    Last Post Answers: B: Rain is on the way

    Conversely, if you see bats playing around in the early evening, it’s a sign of upcoming good weather. It is also believed by some that a bat flying three times around a house is an omen that there will be a death in the house.

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    Rock of Gibraltar

    This puts a whole new meaning to the saying, "Never run a red light!"

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    Did you know that Gibraltar's Airport runway and motor vehicle traffic crossings are at the same level!?

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    Superstition Trivia

    Are You? I'm Not!

  • Some people are just plain silly...

    The superstition that walking under ladders is bad luck is fairly widespread. In America and Europe, this belief originated around the late 1700s.

    There are a few theories as to the original thought behind this superstition. The first is that a ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle--or trinity--with the ground. Walking through this triangle is disrespectful to God and may show your sympathy to the Devil.

    Whatever the origin of the superstition, there is a practical reason not to walk under ladders: you might get hit by something falling from above.

    Even those of who don’t think we’re superstitious have a reflexive fear of tempting fate. In theirexperiments, Dr. Risen and a colleague, Thomas Gilovich of Cornell, found found that students think that not doing their reading makes them more likely to be called on in class; that trading away a lottery ticket makes that ticket more likely to win; that an applicant to Stanford graduate school is less likely to get in if he goes around wearing a Stanford T-shirt.

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    A: There will be a heat wave

    B: Rain is on the way

    C: There will be a period of drought

    D: There is an over-population of bats

    Last Post Answers: B: Bing Crosby

    Like Crosby, Paul and Ford used the now-ubiquitous recording technique known as close miking, where the microphone is less than 6 inches (15 cm) from the singer's mouth. This produces a more-intimate, less-reverberant sound than is heard when a singer is 1 foot (30 cm) or more from the microphone.

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    Les Paul Trivia

    Another Legend Passes On.

  • Les changed the course of music and recording.

    Paul, who helped revolutionize the electric guitar and musical recording technology with his innovations of multi-track recording and overdubbing, was a hero to several generations of guitar slingers and a number weighed in with their tributes to the "Wizard of Waukesha."

    Slash Praises Les

    One of the most famous guitarists of the 1990s, Guns N' Roses thrasher Slash, paid loving homage to Paul, who he praised as an inspiration. "Les Paul was a shining example of how full one's life could be. He was so vibrant and full of positive tremendous energy," said Slash, who has his own signature line of Slash Les Paul Goldtop guitars. "I'm honored and humbled to have known and played with him over the years. He was an exceptionally brilliant man."

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    1944 Paul's trio appeared on Who's radio show

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    B: Bing Crosby

    C: Howdy Doody

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    Last Post Answers: A: The State of Washington

    The modern day espresso street vending cart evolved from a Boeing Company shuttle cart, purchased from surplus, and was first utilized to serve people espresso at an arts and crafts fair in Edmonds, Washington.

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    Classic Television

    Sheriff John

  • Laugh and be Happy!

    A mainstay of the 50s and 60s children's shows was sheriff john, who’s show “sheriff john’s [lunch] brigade” ran from 1952 to 1970 . . . sheriff john, played by actor john rovick, was a precursor to other kiddy show personalities like mr. rogers [pbs] and captain kangaroo cartoons, songs, guests [like sketchbook suzie], occasional farm animals and good advice for all the little kids of los angeles and the surrounding area [like this oc kid] attached is the shows opening theme song, “laugh and be happy,” plus a link to a youtube clip

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiOyG-Iuero

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    Vending Machines Trivia

    Are you Hungry or need an iPod?

  • Vending Machines will take care of that.

    In the early 1920's, the first automatic vending machines started dispensing sodas into cups. In 1926, an American inventor named William Rowe invented the cigarette vending machine.

    Vending machines soon offered everything including; cigars, postcards, stamps, etc. In Philadelphia, a completely coin-operated restaurant called Horn & Hardart was opened in 1902 and stayed opened until 1962.Thats Cool!

    Famous Vending Machines

    A company called Vendorlator Manufacturing Company of Fresno California made a series of classic vending machines during the 40s and 50s that mostly sold coca-cola and pepsi. Famous Vendorlators included the VMC 27 and the VMC 33. How Techy!

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    The modern day espresso street vending cart evolved from a Airline Company shuttle cart, and was first utilized to serve people espresso at an arts and crafts fair. Where was this?

    A: The State of Washington

    B: The State of New York

    C: The State of Confusion

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    Last Post Answers: D: line of sight (horizon)

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