Quote "Life is a single player game."  Naval Ravikant Joke Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn’t peeling well. Fun Fact Medieval chastity belts are a myth. A great majority of examples now existing were made in the 18 th  and 19 th  centuries as jokes. Reading Fact Reading for pleasure improves academic performance. History Fact Saddam Hussein was given  the key to the city  of Detroit. Movie/TV Trivia The Imitation Game   Benedict Cumberbatch confessed that

Quote "The secret to living is giving."  Tony Robbins  Joke What do you call two bananas? Slippers. Fun Fact People who post their fitness routine to Facebook are more likely to have psychological problems. Reading Fact It delays cognitive decline in older adults. History Fact In colonial America pregnant women didn't receive painkillers during delivery because pain was  considered God's punishment  for Eve's eating the forbidden fruit. Movie/TV Trivia Star Trek   The sound o

Quote "Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there."  Bo Jackson Joke What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. Fun Fact During the Prohibition era, the U.S. Government allowed Whiskey to be sold through pharmacies. As a result, Walgreens grew from 20 retail stores to almost 400. Reading Fact Regular readers have better memory retention. History Fact In 755 A.D. the  An Lushan rebellion  against the Chinese Tang Dynasty resulted in 36 million deaths, or one-sixt

Quote "Either I will find a way, or I will make one."  Philip Sidney Joke What do you cakes and baseball have in common? They both need a batter!  Fun Fact Johnny Cash took only three voice lessons before his teacher advised him to stop taking lessons and to never deviate from his natural voice. Reading Fact There’s an entire genre of books about books (called bibliomysteries). History Fact Soviet biologist Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov attempted to  impregnate a chimpanzee with huma

Quote "Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can."  Christa McAuliffe Joke Why couldn't the pony sing a lullaby? She was a little horse. Fun Fact Costa Coffee employs Gennaro Pelliccia as a coffee taster, who has had his tongue insured for £10 million since 2009. Reading Fact Some libraries loan out things like tools, seeds, or guitars — not just books. History Fact Prior to the 1960s tobacco companies  ran physician-endorsed ads  that suggested smoking had health benefit

Quote "Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve."  Mary Kay Ash Joke Where do pencils go on vacation? Pencil-vania. Fun Fact In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, it is illegal to die because bodies are unable to be buried safely due to the permafrost on the ground. If you are about to die, they fly you back to mainland Norway to pass on there. Read