Quote
"Life is made of ever so many partings welded together."
Charles Dickens
Joke
When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent.
Fun Fact
Redheads aren't actually going extinct.
Periodically, a rumour starts on the internet that says natural redheads will become extinct by the year 2060. Lucky for gingers everywhere, this is a myth. It's true that the gene that causes red hair is recessive, meaning that both parents must have it for their child to have red hair. However, even non-redheads can carry the red hair gene, and it can pop up unexpectedly in generations down the line.
Reading Fact
Written in AD 123, Chariton’s Chaereas & Callirhoe is the oldest existing novel in the world.
This ancient Greek prose romance narrates the adventures of a just-married couple, overwhelmingly beautiful Callirhoe and handsome Chaereas, whose relationship is put to a test when Callirhoe’s former suitors plot a scheme to rip the lovers apart.
History Fact
Prior to the 1960s tobacco companies ran physician-endorsed ads that suggested smoking had health benefits.
Movie/TV Trivia
Oscar Winners Used to Be Announced Before the Ceremony
During the early years of the Academy Awards, the organization provided newspapers with the names in advance, with the agreement that they would not publish the names until 11 p.m. Of course, then someone had to ruin it for everyone, when The Los Angeles Times broke this rule during the heated 1940 competition, announcing that Gone With the Wind had won before the statue had been handed out. It led to a rule change that stands today.
Movie/TV Quote
"There's no place like home."
The Wizard of Oz, 1939
Conversation Starter
If you could be famous, would you want to? Why?
Writing Prompt
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