Quote
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills
Joke
My girlfriend thought I'd never be able to make a car out of spaghetti… You should've seen her face when I drove pasta!
Fun Fact
Napoleon was once attacked by thousands of rabbits.
Napoleon Bonaparte was once one of the most powerful men in Europe, but he suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands (or paws) of rabbits. After a military victory, Napoleon's chief of staff organized a rabbit hunt to celebrate. Thousands of rabbits were brought in to be set loose, but instead of hopping away when the cages were opened, they turned to attack, swarming the partygoers. After trying and failing to shoo them away, the great Emperor Napoleon ran for the safety of his carriage.
Reading Fact
The Biblioteca Joanina in Portugal has an unusual method of keeping their books clean. A swarm of bats live in the library and feed on book-eating insects at night, helping to preserve the 300-year-old building and the many books it harbours.
History Fact
True To Message
Thomas Paine’s treatise Common Sense played a major part in swaying the American public in favor of independence, and it outsold any other book of its time, but Paine himself didn’t make any profit. Instead, he used his portion of the sales to buy mittens for American troops stationed in Canada during the American Revolution. He allowed anyone to freely reproduce the pamphlet, as long as they covered the printing costs.
Movie/TV Trivia
Slumdog Millionaire
Director Danny Boyle placed the money to be paid to the 3 lead child actors in a trust that is to be released to them upon their completion of grade school at 16 years of age. The production company has set up for an auto-rikshaw driver to take the kids to school everyday until they are 16 years old.
Movie/TV Quote
"Well, nobody's perfect."
Some Like It Hot, 1959
Conversation Starter
If someone gave you an envelope with your death date inside of it, would you open it?
Writing Prompt
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