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MONOPOLY by Kathy Wolfe

Dust off your Monopoly board and join in a game on November 5, designated as Play Monopoly Day. In honor of this commemoration, Tidbits passes along the details about this famous board game. • The story was long told that the game of Monopoly had its origins as the innovation of an out-of-work heating contractor named Charles Darrow in 1932. But the history dates back nearly 30 years before that. Elizabeth Magie was an American woman who worked as a stenographer and secretary. Magie was strongly opposed to the idea of monopolies, and thus invented “The Landlord’s Game” in protest against the big monopolists of her era, such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, and as a tool to educate folks on the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies. • Magie applied for a patent for her game in 1903 and began independently manufacturing it in 1906. As she continued developing the game, adding cardboard houses and increasing rents, she re-patented The Landlord’s Game in 1923. • In 1932, Charles Darrow and his wife played Magie’s game several times at the home of friends, and as the Darrows were leaving, Charles asked his host for a written set of the rules. turn the page for more!

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There are just a few rules, first, you must be at least 18 years old to play. We must have your email by midnight Thursday. Please include your name, Address and the issue number of the paper. A winner will be drawn from the correct entries for that issue. A $10.00 gift card will be sent to the winner. Have fun and look closely, Tommy is a little guy.

MONOPOLY (continued): • Charles soon came up with his own game, basing the board on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. He approached Parker Brothers about producing the game and was rejected. As Magie had, Darrow manufactured his new game independently, and experienced wild success during the Christmas season of 1934 at a Philadelphia department store, with a selling price of $2. • When Parker Brothers observed the sales performance of Monopoly, they changed their mind and purchased the game’s copyrights from Darrow, along with granting him royalties. Parker Brothers introduced the game of Monopoly on November 5, 1935. • Darrow was soon a millionaire, and gave up his heating contracting career, pursuing something he really loved – growing hothouse orchids. • As the popularity of Monopoly grew and it became a nationwide craze, 70-year-old Elizabeth Magie stepped forward, angered at the millions Darrow was earning. She conducted interviews, holding her own game board up to photographers’ cameras to prove she was the original inventor. Parker Brothers agreed to buy the rights to her patent, along with two other games she had created, for a reported $500 and no royalties. She soon faded into obscurity, and died a widow in 1948. • Less than a year after Parker Brothers released Monopoly, the company was making 35,000 copies of the game per week. In 1936, the game was licensed for sale outside the United States. • The Monopoly board contains 22 streets, divided into eight color groups containing two or three streets. As players move around the board, they purchase property, varying from $60 to $400 in price. The goal is to drive the other players into bankruptcy.

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Playing With Pairs Let’s pair up, everybody! Sounds like we might be on a basketball court doing drills. Or maybe lining up for recess. Remember second grade? Lots of things we do and use every day such as clothing and accessories come in pairs, and kids become aware of the combinations at a very young age. Even 3- and 4-year-olds like to help sort socks. As children grow, they become more skillful at distinguishing things that are alike and different. No wonder that matching games like Old Maid, Concentration and dominoes are favorites from generation to generation. Here are a pair of activities for adults and kids who enjoy matching things up. First find a partner, because in both activities you will play in pairs.

DRAWING IN PAIRS

Each member of the pair will need some paper and a marker or pencil. Sitting back to back, one person draws a simple object, such as a car, house or baseball glove, and gives his or her partner directions on how to draw the same thing. The goal of the activity is to provide enough explanation (without saying what the object is) so that when you’re done, you’ll have a pair of drawings that might be identical, very similar or, in some cases, completely different, even with the same shapes or designs within them. When one person is done, switch roles, with the other partner drawing a new picture and giving directions. Compare results.

SCAVENGER HUNT

Start by gathering items that come in pairs, such as mittens, socks, gloves, shoes, earrings and cufflinks. All players sit on the floor in a circle. Place all items in the middle of the circle. An adult or older child hides one member of each pair of objects in rooms throughout the house. Work in pairs to hunt for the objects. As one is found, bring it to the circle and match it with its mate. See how many pairs each team can make. Extra idea: Ask your kids to think of things that are referred to as a “pair” even though they are really one item. For example, a pair of pants, scissors, eyeglasses, binoculars, pliers, shorts, tights, earbuds, etc.

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* On Nov. 5, 1605, King James I of England learns that a plot to blow up the Parliament building with some 20 barrels of gunpowder was been foiled. Guy Fawkes was taken into custody and revealed that he was part of a conspiracy to annihilate England’s Protestant government. Every year Fawkes is burned in effigy in remembrance of the plot. * On Oct. 31, 1892, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, is published. The book was the first collection of Holmes stories, which had been published in magazines since 1887. * On Nov. 4, 1922, King Tut’s 3,000-year-old tomb is discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. The tomb contained a stone sarcophagus with three nested coffins. Inside the final coffin, made of solid gold, was the mummy of the boy-king Tutankhamen. * On Nov. 2, 1947, The Hughes Flying Boat -the largest aircraft ever built -- is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. The wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men into battle. * On Nov. 1, 1959, Montreal Canadien Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL goaltender to wear a full facemask. After four broken noses, a broken jaw, two broken cheekbones and 200 stitches, Plante wore the mask, against the coach’s wishes. * On Nov. 3, 1976, “Carrie,” a horror film based on Stephen King’s 1974 best-selling first novel, opens in theaters. “Carrie” is considered one of the best big-screen adaptations of King’s work. * On Oct. 30, 1991, as a “perfect storm” hits the North Atlantic coast, the fishing boat Andrea Gail and its six-member crew are lost at sea. The disaster spawned the best-selling book “The Perfect Storm,” by Sebastian Junger, and a blockbuster Hollywood movie.

MONOPOLY (continued): • A player must own all of a color group in order to build houses or hotels. Each game contains 32 houses and 12 hotels. • There are four railroads on the game board – Short Line, Pennsylvania, B&O, and Reading. The Short Line refers to the Shore Fast Line, which was a streetcar line that served Atlantic City. The Reading and Pennsylvania Railroads also served the City. The B&O, which stands for Baltimore and Ohio, did not serve this coastal beach city. Players collect $25 if they own one railroad, $50 for two, $100 for three, and $200 for all four. • Hasbro acquired Parker Brothers, including Monopoly, in 1991. Hasbro credits Charles Darrow as the game’s inventor • There were 10 original metal token playing pieces in the original game – an iron, lantern, racecar, purse, thimble, shoe, top hat, battleship, cannon, and a rocking horse. Of those, the racecar, top hat, and battleship remain. The Scottie dog, horse and rider, and wheelbarrow were added in 1942, and the rocking horse, lantern, and purse were retired. The iron was eliminated in 2013, and replaced by the cat. • In early 2017, Hasbro put the tokens up for an online vote to determine which pieces were no longer popular. More than 4.3 million people participated in the vote, resulting in the elimination of the thimble, the shoe, and the wheelbarrow. The long-time three were replaced by a penguin, a Tyrannosaurus, and a rubber duck. • In 2006, Hasbro released a special “Here and Now” Monopoly edition, designed to bring the game into the present. The game included playing pieces of McDonald’s fries, a Starbucks coffee cup, a New Balance sneaker, and a Toyota Prius. The railroads were replaced with airports, and other real estate from across the country, including Times Square and the White House, was exchanged for the Atlantic City properties. Passing Go netted $2 million instead of the original $200.

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* It was German dramatist, poet, philosopher and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who made the following sage observation: “Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.” * At one time in Ireland, a traditional Halloween activity was predicting future romance. It was one of the few times of the year when young men and women could mingle, and fortune-telling games to predict who they would marry were popular. * Those who are experiencing money-related relationship issues might be interested to note the results of a survey conducted by TD Ameritrade. When asked who manages the household budget, 87 percent of women said they did, while 81 percent of men claimed that responsibility. * Until Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic psychological horror film “Psycho” premiered in 1960, no American film had ever shown a toilet being flushed. * Buick is one of the oldest automobile brands in the world, so you might expect that the company’s founder did pretty well for himself. Unfortunately for David Dunbar Buick, who incorporated the company in 1903, that wasn’t the case. In less than a year, the company was sold. Buick stayed on as a manager and worked on engine development, but only for two more years. When he left his namesake company in 1906, he sold his one remaining share of Buick for $100,000. That was a rather hefty sum at the time, but he lost it all in a series of unsuccessful ventures. At the time of his death in early 1929, he was virtually penniless. * It’s been reported that a shaved guinea pig bears a remarkable resemblance to a tiny hippopotamus.

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* If your razor has seen better days, try running it over a pair of jeans. The material can sharpen and realign the blades to get a little more life out of your razor. * Use a small, lidded plastic container to store the following items in your vehicle through the cold winter months: flashlight, portable USB battery pack (charged, with charging cable for your device), blanket(s), road flares, first aid kit, ice scraper, sand or other traction-creating material, bottles of water and some snacks, a weatherproof poncho/jacket and a pair of walking shoes with socks. * The National Sleep Foundation says that exercise can contribute to better sleep. Work out

at least 4-5 hours before you expect to hit the hay, though, because exercise can keep the heart rate elevated and give you energy for hours after you are done. Afternoon workouts are the best, but morning sessions are great, too. * “For a successful morning, prep breakfast and clothing, and go over your to-do list the night before. Have your kids do the same. Since we started doing this, mornings are so much easier to bear, and we all get to sleep in a little longer too!” -- N.L. in Ohio * Hand-held heat. Fill an old sock (no holes) with uncooked rice and knot at open end. Pop in the microwave for no more than 2 minutes for a longlasting heater-upper. * “Prevent outdoor padlocks from freezing up by covering the keyhole with a small piece of duct tape, and then put the whole lock in a sandwichsize baggie to seal.” -- G.O. in New York

Published by Daby Publishing • TO ADVERTISE CALL (740) 418-9334 • www.tidbitshrv.com 1. Who was the last Kansas City Royals player before Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez in 2016 to hit a home run in the All-Star Game? 2. How many teams did Hall of Famer Mike Piazza play for during his 16-year major-league career? 3. In 2016, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints set a team record for longest touchdown pass (98 yards). Who had held the mark? 4. Tommy Amaker became the winningest coach in Harvard men’s basketball history in 2016 (193 entering the 201718 season). Who had been the Crimson coach with the most victories? 5. When was the last time before 2017 that Sweden won the Ice Hockey World Championships? 6. Which of the three heavyweight boxing titles (WBA, WBC, IBF) did Lennox Lewis not win more than once? 7. Who was the fastest bowler (by number of events) to reach $1 million in career earnings?

To Your Good Health By Keith Roach, M.D.

Is There a Cure for Keloids? DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there a cure for keloids? My husband is 56 and has several keloids on his body, but there is one on his chest that has gotten considerably larger over the years and causes the most problems. He has experienced pain and discomfort, and it also bleeds at times. My husband would prefer not to have surgery. He was born with a keloid on his ear. At a very young age it was operated on, and it returned larger in size. He has tried numerous types of remedies, but none has prevented the keloid from growing or bleeding. -- J.B. ANSWER: A keloid (from a Greek word meaning “tumor-like”) is a complication of scar tissue. In some people, when the skin heals from a cut or a burn, the healing cells keep growing, creating a variably sized, disfiguring, sometimes painful lesion called a keloid. The best treatment in people who are predisposed to keloids is to avoid them by avoiding any unnecessary surgery (including ear and other body piercings). Once a keloid has formed, there are several possible treatments. Unfortunately, the longer a keloid has been there, the harder it is to treat. I have seen great results from silicone gel sheeting. This is particularly effective when used immediately after surgery, but may have some effectiveness on your husband’s chest

MONOPOLY (continued): • More recently, in 2016, Hasbro introduced a cashless version called Monopoly Ultimate Banking, which eliminates paper money and uses debit cards and an electronic banking unit that keeps track of everyone’s funds. Players scan their bank card to buy properties in this new special edition, and the amount is deducted from total available funds. The card is also scanned to pay rent when a player lands on property owned by an opponent. • One of the yellow properties, Marvin Gardens, is actually a misspelling of the actual name. The correct spelling is Marven Gardens, referring to a housing development in Margate City, located two miles (3 km) south of Atlantic City. It’s the board’s only property that is not located within Atlantic City. In 1995, Parker Brothers/Hasbro finally acknowledged the misspelling, and apologized to the area’s residents. • Over the years, many players have developed their own “house rules,” rules that have been made up by players. A well-known example is that of the “Free Parking” space jackpot. All of the money collected from Income and Luxury taxes, and Chance and Community Chest is placed in the center of the board rather than in the bank. When a player lands on Free Parking, they take the money. There is no such official rule in the instructions. But then, according to a Hasbro poll, 68% of Monopoly players have never read the official rules all the way through. • According to Hasbro, the longest game of Monopoly played lasted 1,680 hours (70 days). • From its humble beginnings in 1935, Monopoly has expanded to 114 countries and 47 languages. More than a billion people have played it, with more than 275 million Monopoly games sold.

keloid. Another potentially effective treatment is injection of steroids, which help flatten and shrink keloids up to 75 percent of the time. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a fall on ice and suffered a severe concussion. I was unconscious for several minutes. At the hospital, I had a CT scan, but there was no damage. Two months later, I had an episode where I became disoriented and the room was spinning. I was taken to the hospital, given Antivert without success and kept overnight. A physical therapist came the next day, did some vestibular rehab that helped some, and I continued it at home as needed. The episodes are getting worse, and neither the Antivert nor the exercises are helping. Could this be due to the fall? My ENT says no. -- G.M. ANSWER: You clearly have vertigo, but whether it is due to the fall isn’t clear. Certainly, people with postconcussion syndrome get dizziness and vertigo, but in most cases I have seen, it starts soon after the trauma: Two months is longer than I have seen. Headaches also are common in postconcussion syndrome, but their absence doesn’t mean your vertigo is NOT due to the fall. Meclizine (Antivert) is an antihistamine commonly used for vertigo; however, prolonged use (more than a few days) prevents the brain from adapting to the changes in the balance system that caused the vertigo. Thus, it’s concerning that you may still be taking it. I have seen many people taking meclizine long term and having persistent vertigo. Vestibular rehab is the best treatment we have for vertigo. If it’s not working, it may be time to re-evaluate and make sure there isn’t another cause for the vertigo.

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1. Is the book of Tamar in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. 2 Kings 19 and which other book’s chapter are almost alike word for word? Deuteronomy 7, Isaiah 37, Jeremiah 50, Job 16 3. From Genesis 29, which of Jacob’s wives was first to bear children? Leah, Naomi, Bilhah, Zilpah 4. Of these, who stole idols from her father? Elisabeth, Martha, Rachel, Deborah 5. In Acts 22, what famous Rabbi was Paul’s teacher? Hillel, Turkel, Zakkai, Gamaliel 6. From Genesis 4, who invented farming? Adam, Cain, Abel, Jubal

1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the only sea without a land boundary? 2. ANATOMY: Which one of the human fingernails grows the fastest? 3. GAMES: What is the sum of all numbers on a roulette wheel? 4. ENTERTAINERS: What phrase is inscribed on the tombstone of Mel Blanc, the voice of cartoon characters such as Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny? 5. TELEVISION: What was the real name of Shaggy’s character in the “Scooby-Doo” series? 6. OLYMPICS: How many events are in the decathlon? 7. MOVIES: William Shatner made his acting debut in which movie? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was the item that the crocodile Tick-Tock swallowed in the Disney movie “Peter Pan”? 9. BIBLE: What is the longest single book in the Bible? 10. MEDICAL: What is a more common name for rhinotillexomania?

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STRANGLER FIGS

Because November 1 - 7 is National Fig Week, Tidbits is focusing on the very unusual strangler fig. • The ficus aurea, or strangler fig is also known as the golden fig or banyan tree, a plant native to the southern Florida Everglades and the West Indies. The strangler is a parasite that begins its life as a tiny, sticky seed that lodges in the cracks and crevices in the bark of a host tree, deposited there by a bird, bat, or monkey. Oddly enough, the seeds will not germinate without passing through an animal’s digestive tract. • As it grows, the plant’s dangling roots grip its host, and its sprawling branches take in nutrients and water from the host tree. The favorite host is the cabbage palm tree, also known as the Sabal palmetto, the official state tree of both Florida and South Carolina. • As the large, dark green, leathery oval-shaped leaves of the strangler fig continue to mature, they block out the light to its host. The roots are fast-growing and aggressive. Once they reach the ground, they develop their own underground root system, encircling the host tree, but independent of the host. As the roots grow thicker into an intricate latticework, they squeeze the trunk of the host, completely robbing it of nutrients, making it impossible for sap to flow, resulting in its death. • A nearly complete sheath develops around the host, suffocating it, leaving a giant strangler fig with a hollow core and a “trunk” of a massive cylinder of roots. All that remains of the host is that hollow center. The strangler fig can reach a height of 70 feet (21.3 m) with a wide spreading crown. It may take several decades for the fig to completely kill the host tree.

Hurricane Pets Need Homes If you’ve considered getting a pet, this might be the perfect time to adopt one. A side effect of all the hurricanes we’ve had is the number of animal shelters that are completely filled. Either the owners can’t be found or the families have no homes to go back to and are living in shelters that won’t allow pets. In hurricane-hit areas, adoptions have plunged because people have so much to do just to take care of their families. Across the country, other shelters have taken up the cause and have run caravans (even planes) to bring rescued animals to areas that weren’t hit by hurricanes. Many shelters have lowered adoption fees so more animals can find homes. When adopted, all the animals will have been through quarantine and given shots and exams. What do you get out of it if you adopt a pet? The short list is more social interaction, less stress, lower blood pressure, increased physical exercise and structure to your days. Add to that the gratitude of an animal that’s been through crisis and is now in a loving, forever home. If it’s not possible for you to adopt a pet, consider being part of the welcoming committee when the animals arrive. They’ll be anxious from the long ride, eager to move around. They’ll need lots of TLC to calm down, and baths and soothing words. The shelter might need extra toys, leashes, food and blankets. Perhaps you can volunteer to be a collection point for those items. Or you could foster an animal on a shortterm basis. Who knows ... it’s possible that in opening your home and heart to a homeless cat or dog that you’ll decide to make the arrangement permanent.

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by Sam Mazzota

Hurricane Pets Need Homes

--DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My new Beagle puppy, “Socks,” keeps peeing in the same spot on the carpet every day. I thought he was housetrained when I adopted him from the shelter, and I’ve been careful to take him out each morning. But his third day here he peed on that spot and he’s gone there every day since. What can I do? -- Wits’ End in Maryland

DEAR WITS’ END: This can happen with any dog at just about any age, even if it is well-housebroken. There are a number of reasons why -- from health issues to anxiety. First, get Socks checked out at the vet to rule out any issues, like a urinary tract infection, that might cause a lapse in housetraining. This is something you should do anytime there’s a sudden change in a pet’s behavior.

Then you’ll need to clean the area thoroughly to remove as much of the pee smell as possible -- not just for your nose, but to stop Socks from identifying the area so easily as a place to pee. If he’s peeing on carpet, you will likely need to replace that section as well as the padding underneath. Next, reintroduce a stricter routine for a while. That doesn’t mean punishing Socks for a housetraining mistake; rather, it means a tighter training routine for both of you. If you know the approximate time that he peed on the carpet, put him on a leash at that time and take him outside. Give him lots of praise when he pees outdoors. If you’re not sure when he pees there, or can’t be at home at the time, crating Socks during periods you’re away may be helpful. Don’t keep him in the crate for more than a couple hours at a time.

Butter-Bean Pie

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Here is a vegetable that doesn’t get enough attention -- the butter bean. If you enjoy this vegetable and are looking for a new way to prepare it, you will truly please your taste buds with this one. 8 ounces extra-lean ground sirloin beef or turkey breast 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can Campbell’s Healthy Request Tomato Soup 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 2 (15-ounce) cans butter beans, rinsed and drained 1 Pillsbury refrigerated unbaked piecrust 1. Heat oven to 375 F. Spray a deep-dish 10-inch pie plate with butter-flavored cooking spray. 2. In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, brown meat, onion and green pepper. Stir in tomato soup, parsley flakes and black pepper. Add butter beans. Mix well to combine. 3. Spread mixture into prepared pie plate. Top with piecrust. Flute edges and make slashes across top of crust. 4. Bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Bake additional 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Place pie plate on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Cut into 8 servings.

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STRANGLER FIGS (continued): • As destructive as the strangler fig may seem to be, it is actually quite important to the ecology of tropical forests. The large hollow center provides shelter and breeding sites for bats, rodents, reptiles, amphibians, and birds. Several times a year, the tree bears small golden yellow figs, about 1/3-inch (.76 cm) in diameter providing a sweet and juicy treat for parrots, toucans, hornbills, monkeys, gibbons, and bats. During certain seasons, the figs are the only source of food, and can comprise up to 70% of the diets of the rainforest animals. The trees flower almost continuously. • The strangler fig is a member of the mulberry family. Stranglers are far from the only figs in the rainforest ecosystem. There are nearly 1,000 different species of Ficus, found in every rainforest in the world. In Spanish, stranglers are called matapalo, which translates “killer tree.” • Every species of fig has its own exclusive species of tiny pollinating wasp, each about 2 mm long, which enters the plant through an opening at the bottom of the fruit. It seems that each unique and specialized wasp never gets into the wrong fig! • The Hindus regard the banyan tree, or Ficus religiosa as a sacred plant, because they believe that Buddha once meditated beneath one. • One Ficus tree in India, The Great Banyan, has over 1,000 roots and covers an area of 4.675 acres. It’s about 250 years old, and is believed to be the largest Ficus tree in the world.

1. Bo Jackson, in 1989. 2. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida, New York Mets, San Diego and Oakland. 3. Billy Kilmer threw a 96-yard TD pass in 1967. 4. Frank Sullivan recorded 178 wins (1991-2007). 5. It was 2013. 6. The WBA title. 7. Jason Belmonte reached that mark in 2017 while bowling in his 131st PBA Tour event.

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1. The Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean 2. The middle fingernail 3. 666 4. “That’s all folks!” 5. Norville Rogers 6. 10 7. “The Brothers Karamazov” 8. An alarm clock 9. Jeremiah 10. Obsessive nose picking

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Isaiah 37; 3) Leah; 4) Rachel; 5) Gamaliel; 6) Cain