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Fast facts: "Diddle for the middle" is a slang expression used for the start of a darts game. Opposing players each throw a single dart at the bull's eye. The person who is closest starts the game. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Guddling" was the act of fishing with one's hands by reaching under stones along river banks. It is now a largely obsolete term. "E" is the most frequently used letter in the English alphabet; "Q" is the least. A bowling pin needs to tilt only 7.5 degrees to fall. A cluster of fireworks that revolves is called a "girandole." A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

 

On this date: In 1813, the first federal vaccination legislation was enacted. In 1827, the first Mardi Gras celebration took place in New Orleans. In 1883, Oscar Hammerstein patented the first cigar-rolling machine. In 1908, star No. 46 was added to the U.S. flag in honor of Oklahoma. In 1942, J.S. Hey discovered radio emissions from the sun. In 1970, the New York Times falsely reported that the U.S. Army ended domestic surveillance.

 

Quotable... "I believe that Enron had a brief window to salvage itself this past fall and we missed that opportunity because of Mr. Lay's failure to recognize or accept that the company had manipulated its financial statements." - Sherron Watkins, an Enron vice president who said former CEO Jeffrey Skilling manipulated Enron chairman Kenneth Lay.