Quote
"The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead."
Bette Davis
Joke
I tell dad jokes but I have no kids…I'm a faux pa!
Fun Fact
Most people break up on Mondays.
Searching through public Facebook data, Lee Byron and David McCandless found that relationships statuses changed for the worse two weeks before Christmas, around Easter, and on Mondays. Though this data may be somewhat misleading, as people might not be live-updating their breakups, it shows an obvious trend.
History Fact
In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
Movie/TV Trivia
The childish snickering during The Usual Suspects iconic line-up was genuine, caused by Benicio Del Toro’s persistent flatulence.
Movie/TV Quote
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Jaws, 1975
"[Richard] Zanuck and [David] Brown were very stingy producers and everyone kept telling them 'You're gonna need a bigger boat,'" recalls Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb (who moved in with director Steven Spielberg for four months to work on the shooting script). "It became a catchphrase for anytime anything went wrong — whether lunch was late or if the swells were rocking the camera."
Conversation Starter
If you could be famous, would you want to? Why?
Writing Prompt
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