Quote "Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life." Robert Greene Joke The guy who invented the door knocker got a no-bell prize Fun Fact Richard Nixon once smuggled a suitcase full of weed through the airport for Louis Armstrong. Reading Fact Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester was sold to Bill Gates for the equivalent of today’s $50.2 million. Written in 1510, The Codex Leicester is a 72-page linen manuscript of Leonardo’s thoughts, theories and obs

Quote "Curb your desire — don’t set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need." Epictetus Joke I was going to make a chemistry joke, but since I'm kinda late to the thread, the good ones argon Fun Fact There is an island in the Bahamas that's inhabited only by swimming pigs. Reading Fact When Victor Hugo was facing a tight schedule for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, he asked his valet to confiscate his clothes so that he wouldn’t leave the house. During cold d

Quote "You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination." Roman Payne Joke What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a bicycle and a nicely dressed man on a tricycle? A tire Fun Fact Toilet seat covers are basically pointless. Reading Fact John Steinbeck’s dog ate the original manuscript for Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck’s beloved Irish setter named Toby was the first to consume Of Mice and Men. The dog, quite liter

Quote "Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of good looks." Charles Dickens Joke Two fish are in a tank, one says to the other "how do you drive this thing?" Fun Fact In the 1920s, women in several US cities organized Anti-Flirt Clubs in to combat catcalling. Reading Fact Dan Brown finds hanging upside down the ultimate cure for writer’s block. According to the author of The Da Vinci Code, the so-called inversion therapy makes you rela

Quote "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes." Charles Dickens Joke What are the strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday, the rest are weekdays Fun Fact Iceland has an elf whisperer who inspects construction sites before anything gets built to make sure no elves are hanging around. Reading Fact Vladimir Nabokov would compose all works on index cards which he kept in slim boxes. This method enabled him to easily re-ar

Quote "Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it." Andy Rooney Joke What washes up on tiny beaches? Microwaves Fun Fact Movies have to clarify that they're fiction because of a 1930s lawsuit that traces back to none other than Rasputin. Reading Fact Truman Capote considered himself a “completely horizontal author” because he couldn’t think and write unless he was lying down. Some writers find lying down in