Trivia and Amazing Facts 01-09-08

• The word "live" spelled backward is "evil."

• The adjective "saxicolous" refers to something living or growing on or among rocks.

• Queen Elizabeth II has a silver hood ornament of St. George (the patron saint of England) slaying the dragon placed on any car in which she is traveling.

• The Romans were enamored with the smell of roses. According to historians, Nero had pipes installed under banquet plates to allow his guests to be spritzed with rose scent between dinner courses.

• Leaning Tower of Pisa. In 1931, an industrialist named Robert Ilg built a half-size replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa outside Chicago and lived in it for several years. The tower is still there.

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