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Quotable
by  F. Scott Fitgerald, American author (1896-1940)
"No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there."

State Stats
Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.

The Finest Flower
The Juliet rose, an apricot-colored flower created for $5.5 million by English rose breeder David Austin, is the most expensive rose ever developed.

Celebrate This
Today Nov. 11, is Origami Day.

So Named
The Baby Ruth candy bar, first sold in 1920, was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter ----- not the famous baseball player.

Still on the Books
In the small French village of Sarpourenx, anyone without a plot in the local cemetery is forbidden from dying and will be punished if they do.