Quote
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joke
What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi!
Fun Fact
Mr. Cherry breaks all the records you've never heard of.
Japan's record breaker for most records broken is Cherry Yoshitake, a children's entertainer who goes by "Mr. Cherry." In 2018 alone, Mr. Cherry set one-minute records for the most pairs of underwear pulled on (36), the most baked beans eaten (71), and the most apples bobbed (37).
Reading Fact
The longest ever book title consists of over 3,700 words and 26,000 characters.
History Fact
Historical Gaffe
NASA accidentally recorded over the original Apollo 11 moon landing tapes and lost a critical piece of human history forever. An investigation in the 1990s determined the tapes had been erased and re-used during a data tape shortage during the early 1980s.
Movie/TV Trivia
I Am Legend
While doing a press conference in Japan for the release of the movie, Will Smith accidentally revealed the ending to a collection of entertainment reporters. Warner Bros. asked the reporters and all those present to withhold the ending, and the reporters all obliged without any pay-off or consideration.
Movie/TV Quote
"You had me at ‘hello.’"
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Conversation Starter
Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?
Writing Prompt
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