Active Homemakers, Police Uniforms, and Chile's Name

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Trivia For You Tuesday October 27, 2009 How active is a homemaker? What did policemen have against uniforms? Is January 1st everyone's birthday? What is a ruby made of? How did Chile get its name? Free Books for Halloween How active is a homemaker? The average house wife walks 10 miles a day around the house doing her chores. In addition, she walks nearly 4 miles and spends 25 hours a year making beds. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top What did policemen have against uniforms? Railroad conductors and mailmen in the U.S. refused to wear uniforms until after the Civil War. In 1844, policemen in New York City staged a strike against their proposed blue uniforms. The reason for their opposition was that they considered uniforms to be symbols of servitude, as maids and butlers wore them in the old country. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Is January 1st everyone's birthday? In many countries, it is the custom to wish friends a "Happy Birthday" on January 1st, rather than a "Happy New Year." This day is nicknamed "Everyman's Birthday," and is considered the day when everyone becomes a year older, whether it's their actual day of birth or not. Similarly, this practice is observed in horse racing. No matter when a race horse is born, they all "become" a year older on New Year's Day, although there are no records explaining how or why this came to be. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top What is a ruby made of? Rubies and sapphires are made of corundum -- the hardest known rock after the diamond. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top How did Chile get its name? The nation of Chile’s name is from an Indian word, Tchili, meaning “the deepest point of the earth". Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Free Books for Halloween Looking for a spooky classic to read this week? Check out The War of the Worlds or The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, just two of the classic books you can read in their entirety online from the ArcaMax Book Club. Sign up for one or more of your favorites and start reading by e-mail, a chapter a day. If you get ahead or miss a day, you can go to the Web site and reset your "virtual bookmark" so you can pick up where you left off tomorrow. View the complete list of books. Visit the ArcaMax Halloween feature for more free books, decorating tips, trick-or-treating safety, and more. -- From the Arcamax editors Recent Stories    When did St. Nick first hang out at Christmastime?    How long has Halley's comet been coming around?    Were Shakespeare's women men?    What's another word for eggplant?    What does the kinkajou use as a pillow?   More From ArcaMax Publishing Newsletters: Comics - Knowledge - Lifestyles - News - More Classic Books: Fiction - Non Fiction - Short Stories - Sci Fi - More More: Quizzes - Sudoku - Crossword - Weather - Sports - Columns En Español: Ultimas Noticias - Tiras Comicas - Deportes - Sudoku Ad Free Newsletter ArcaMax publications are now available in an "advertising-free" format. Please click here for details.	Quick Clicks New Way To Make Money Online. Try Never Before Seen Opportunity! Get a FREE web site that works hard for you around the clock! Error Nuker? Best Registry cleaning software available. Try It FREE!
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