Quote
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
Anne Frank
Joke
What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter!
Fun Fact
Many languages have the same roots.
English, Portuguese, Latvian, Pashto, and Greek all sound very different today, but these languages all have a common ancestor called Proto-Indo-European. Though we don't have any written examples of it, linguists have worked backwards from a variety of modern languages to try to reconstruct it. Using their reconstruction, the sentence "The king wanted a son" would be written as "H3rḗḱs súhxnum u̯l̥nh1to."
Reading Fact
The Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. has over 158 million items in its walls.
History Fact
Now They’re Stuck With It
The state of Idaho got its name after a mining lobbyist named George M. Willing proposed the name to Congress, claiming “E Dah Hoe” was Shoshone phrase meaning “Gem of the Mountains.” The truth, that Milling had just made the word up, which was only discovered after the name was in common use.
Movie/TV Trivia
The Revenant
Leonardo DiCaprio chose to devour a raw slab of bison's liver, even though he is vegetarian. He also had to learn to shoot a musket, build a fire, speak two Native American languages (Pawnee and Arikara), and study with a doctor who specializes in ancient healing techniques. DiCaprio calls it the hardest performance of his career.
Movie/TV Quote
"I see dead people."
The Sixth Sense, 1999
Fun Fact
When Haley Joel Osmet says this line the camera goes to Bruce Willis's face. This is a cinematic clue that Bruce Willis's character is dead.
Conversation Starter
If you could ask for a miracle, what would it be?
Writing Prompt
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