Quote
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
Joke
Two donkeys are standing at a roadside, one asks the other: So, shall we cross?
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The other shakes his head: "No way, look at what happened to the zebra."
Fun Fact
The man who wrote Dracula never visited Transylvania.
Bram Stoker was an Irish author who is now best remembered for his gothic horror novel Dracula. Partially set in Transylvania, a mountainous region in central Romania, the story cemented the legend of the vampire in mainstream European and American culture. Despite Stoker's many world travels, he never visited Eastern Europe—and, by virtue, Transylvania—at all.
History Fact
Cool Cool
Ever wondered what the “D” in “D-Day” stands for? Well, wonder no more! It stands for “Day.” Yes, it’s Day-Day. It’s a military term for when an attack is to be launched.
Movie/TV Trivia
Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby is brother-in-law to novelist and screenwriter Robert Harris.
Movie/TV Quote
"Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'"
Casablanca, 1942
Blame Woody Allen and his 1972 comedy, Play it Again, Sam, for making this the all-time most misquoted movie line in film history.
Conversation Starter
If you were in a circus, which character would you be?
Writing Prompt
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