Trivia: 04/15/12 Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE QUOTE: "Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself." HINT: (1891-1980), American writer and painter, some works include Tropic of Cancer (1934), Black Spring (1936), and Tropic of Capricorn (1939). RANDOM TIDBITS San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is painted a specific shade known as International Orange. The bridge's designers felt that the orange hue blended best with the warm colors of the land in the area and the cool colors of the sky and sea. On May 30, 1883, with mobs of people still crowding the promenade of the newly opened Brooklyn Bridge, a woman tripped while walking and screamed. Others interpreted her scream to mean that the bridge was collapsing, and the ensuing stampede resulted in 12 deaths and scores of injuries. The single busiest land border crossing in North America is the...
