Quotes of the Day...
"I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it."
- Ray Bradbury

"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I just beat people up."
- Mohammad Ali

Fact of the Day...
It can cost up to $20 million to launch a new fragrance. Saudi Arabia reportedly has the highest per capita fragrance use in the world, at more than a quart a year for every man, woman, and child.

Word of the Day...
ratiocination
Pronunciation: /rash-ee-os-uh-NAY-shun/
n : the act or ability to reason logically and methodically
"Her debating ratiocination is eloquent and impressive."

Daily Trivia Byte! Did you know...

Leonardo da Vinci invented the scissors.

By Vicki McClure Davidson
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.

The famed Alcatraz prison in San Francisco was first used as a prison by the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Numerous escape attempts were attempted; however, there is no firm evidence that any succeeded. The word alcatraz is Spanish for "pelican."