Passion for Trivia

Trivia is my thing, dare I say my passion. I collect tidbits of information that most people would find relatively boring or useless. But for some reason, my brain easily stores oddball things and I love it. For instance, graham crackers were invented by a presbyterian minister named (what else!) Sylvester Graham. He and another puritan, Harvey Kellog figured people wouldn't abuse themselves if they ate bland foods. ("Self abuse" is puritan code for masturbate.) Harvey created corn flakes, which is pretty bland indeed. And totally useless information to be sure. That reminds me, I had a pig once named Sylvester and I know for a fact that pigs are smarter than dogs. Months that begin with a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th. So why don't we fear Sunday the 1st? The space in FedEx's logo between the 'e' and the 'x'create an arrow. You'll never be able to look at their logo again without seeing it! I love trivia but drive my family crazy with my odd collection of knowledge. I'll pipe up and say strange things in conversation and get even stranger looks. Oh well. One day all these little tidbits of information stored in my brain cells will come in handy. But in the meantime, I'll just keep collecting. Did you know eating pie was banned in England for many years? Yup, thanks to Oliver Cromwell who banned it as a pagan pleasure. Oh ok, I'll stop now....